Start up costs

Start up costs can quickly escalate unless you keep them under control. Learn which costs you may incur and how to calculate and minimise them.

Start up costs - overview

Start up costs can quickly escalate unless you keep them under control. Learn which costs you may incur and how to calculate and minimise them.

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Q&A: Calculating start-up costs

Martin Dunne of Sayers Butterworth chartered accountants explains how to work out how much starting a new business will cost from the outset.

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Purchasing effectively - checklist

Effective purchasing can make the difference between business profit and loss. Our helpful checklist explains how to get the best from your purchases.

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Negotiating a purchase - checklist

Many people are nervous about negotiating purchases, but you could be allowing suppliers to walk all over you. Read our helpful tips.

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Essential guide to purchasing

For many businesses, a 1% cut in costs can have the same impact on profit as a 10% increase in sales. Our guide to efficient purchasing.

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Q&A: Limiting start-up costs

Geoff Wightwick of accountancy and business service provider Baker Tilly watches the pennies and provides advice on how to start up on a shoestring.

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How to control costs

While you may not be able to influence how much customers spend, you can do is to control your costs and look at variable and fixed costs.