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Setting up a business involves complying with a range of legal requirements. Find out which ones apply to you and your new enterprise.

What particular regulations do specific types of business (such as a hotel, or a printer, or a taxi firm) need to follow? We explain some of the key legal issues to consider for 200 types of business.

While poor governance can bring serious legal consequences, the law can also protect business owners and managers and help to prevent conflict.

Whether you want to raise finance, join forces with someone else, buy or sell a business, it pays to be aware of the legal implications.

From pay, hours and time off to discipline, grievance and hiring and firing employees, find out about your legal responsibilities as an employer.

Marketing matters. Marketing drives sales for businesses of all sizes by ensuring that customers think of their brand when they want to buy.

Commercial disputes can prove time-consuming, stressful and expensive, but having robust legal agreements can help to prevent them from occurring.

Whether your business owns or rents premises, your legal liabilities can be substantial. Commercial property law is complex, but you can avoid common pitfalls.

With information and sound advice, living up to your legal responsibilities to safeguard your employees, customers and visitors need not be difficult or costly.

As information technology continues to evolve, legislation must also change. It affects everything from data protection and online selling to internet policies for employees.

Intellectual property (IP) isn't solely relevant to larger businesses or those involved in developing innovative new products: all products have IP.

Knowing how and when you plan to sell or relinquish control of your business can help you to make better decisions and achieve the best possible outcome.

From bereavement, wills, inheritance, separation and divorce to selling a house, personal injury and traffic offences, learn more about your personal legal rights.

February 2023

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A new survey has found that only 17% of people now prefer to pay by cash; some say they use cash for small payments and others say they have cash to "use up".
Elite Business Live returns. Celebrating ten years of entrepreneurship, the Elite Business Live team are partnering with top business expos with dedicated livestreams.
Most small business owners say they don't fully understand what the government's 2050 Net Zero target means for them, according to new research.
New research by IPSE suggests that while the number of freelancers remained stable in 2022, their economic contribution fell by an estimated 8% compared to 2021.
It’s National Apprenticeship Week and new research has found that only 4% of employers are spending their full apprenticeship levy funding.
The government is backing a new law that gives all workers the legal right to request a predictable working pattern, intended to eradicate the "one-sided flexibility" that favours employers in zero hours contracts.

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