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Business Start-up Package

If you are an entrepreneur with a great idea and the vision to realise it, we're here to help you do just that. Starting up a new business can be daunting, but with support from Marshams at every stage it can be so much easier. We can help and support you in all aspects to get your business off the ground.

We want you to focus on building your business whilst we provide you with all the necessary background support.

 

Business Structure & Registrations

We advise you on the best structure of your business: sole trader, partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited company. Each option has implications for tax, legal and financial responsibilities and different legal structures are suitable in different situations.

We setup and register your business with relevant bodies including Companies House and HMRC and ensure you are all setup for VAT, PAYE, Self-Assessment and corporation tax where appropriate.

Help you setup Internal accounting system

Managing healthy Cash flow is a very important function for any business. Creating and sending invoices is one of the most important tasks as business cash flow depends on when the invoices are raised and delivered to customers.

We help you setup a system for invoicing, credit control and setup statements for your clients. With our bespoke system you can manage and track your billing, create invoices, quotes and purchase orders. The system includes features to print and email invoices in pdf and you can keep track of payments, overdue accounts and sales performance on the go.

Register your business address with Royal mail

Business stakeholders including customers, suppliers and banks often conduct searches on business and it is important that they can find your business registered at its trading address for them to contact you and show your business as a reliable trading business.

We save you the time and hassle of worrying about registering your business address and do it all for you giving you the time to focus on your business.

Prepare Facebook & Twitter page

Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are great platforms to engage with clients and boosts your brand and products. With vast base of users business’ can use such sites to increase sales and attract more customers.

We make professional pages that encourage visitors to like and follow your business so you can keep them updated with your new products and services.

Setup Newsletters

With vast number of businesses in the market you have to keep on top by reminding the customers about your brand. Newsletter is a good way to ‘Hook’ people into returning to your website and therefore encourage them to buy from your business.

We help you setup professional newsletters that encourage you to build relationship and trusts with your customers. We can assist you in enhancing customer engagement and improve intimacy with your readership.

Help you setup Business Bank Account and Business Loan

We can understand that money will be tight when you are starting up your business and the last thing you want to worry about is setting up a business bank account that does not add pressure on your finances.

We will advise you on account that is right for you and process your application whilst you get busy focusing on other areas of your business.

Advice on Health and Safety and first aid legal requirements

It is a legal requirement for every business, including a home-based business, to carry out a health and safety risk assessment of the workplace.  

We give you a chance to have complete peace of mind and not to worry about daunting laws by giving you the most appropriate advice on Health and Safety and first aid requirements to ensure you comply with the relevant legal laws.

Analyse your business

It is critical for any business to analyse its performance and functions to understand its position in the economic market. We help you identify and deal with the critical functions in your business.

We provide you structure for your next few vital steps to think about possible threats and exposure and assist you in understanding the impact of such threats based on the likelihood and the timing of the hazard occurring. We also support you with suggestions to implement control measures to deal with possible threats.

Develop Strategy

Before starting a business entrepreneur’s need a reliable strategy to identify how they are going to get things done. We help you identify barriers in business and resources needed to proceed further.

We help you develop right strategy to help you determine how you will realise your vision and objective in the economic market.

Business plan

It is often said that, "Failing to plan is planning to fail." Business plan is a very vital tool for any start-up business.

We help you to express and communicate your business purpose by bringing together your ideas and research into a structured format. At Marshams we believe in growth at every stage and help you set tough targets and well defined objectives that will encourage you to take your business to the next stage.

At Marshams we do not believe in leaving business’ hostage to fortune, we believe in clear projections, strong analysis and well thought out contingencies.

We develop forecasts and budgets for your business in light with what your business hopes to achieve over the next two to three years. The main objective of the plan is to identify how you intend to move your business forward.

If that’s not enough we will monitor your business at every stage whilst you go through the most difficult stage of your business start-up, so believe in us because you are not alone ! We encourage regular planning sessions to adjust plans accordingly and keep you up and up.

Whether you want a business plan to obtain finance or to use as a direction for your business, at Marshams we help entrepreneur’s write most successful business plans.

HR Employment contracts

Contracts for your employees forms the basis of your relationship with them and also highlights the roles and responsibilities of both the parties. Employees are also legally entitled to written statement of main terms and conditions therefore it is important to ensure that the contract covers all the areas required and is in the business’ best interest.

At Marshams, we create customised contracts on your instructions that are compliant and legally valid so that’s one less contract you need to worry about.

Introduce and implement pension scheme

With the new law employers have to auto enrol workers on pension scheme. With two different types of work place pension scheme it can be confusing and very time consuming for business start-ups, we therefore take full charge of this and setup your pension scheme for you so you have complete peace of mind.

Help you setup Insurance

If you offer advice or professional services indemnity insurance can protect you from dissatisfied customers. Typical professions that require professional indemnity insurance are accountants, journalists, architects, financial advisors, IT consultants, business consultants and engineers.

Public liability on the other hand protects you if a customer or a member of public suffers a loss or injury because of your business.

Employers’ liability covers you if you have employees, contractors, casual workers or temporary staff. You’re required by law to take out employers’ liability insurance that’s covers claims from employees who’ve been injured or become seriously ill as a result of working for you.

Whatever your requirement, we are here to assist you find the right insurance for your business and process your application saving you plenty time to focus on your business.

Setup utilities

Before you set up a new business in new premises you have to ensure that your utilities are all ready and turned on. Can we imagine running business without broadband and phone connection?

We will find the best utility provider including Phone, Broadband, Gas and Electricity and process your application and subscribe you to the right tariff so you are all ready to go when you move into your new premises.

Unlimited telephone & email support

When you want and where you want, we are here just a phone call away to support you at every stage. We understand you may need help for small tips to big decisions and our promise to help you through difficult times will be your life line.

Contact us to find out more about how we can make your startup process as smooth as possible.

T: 0203 645 6485

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