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	<title>Practical Advice</title>
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	<description>GATEWAY TO INFORMATION</description>
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		<title>Your businessman quality and business know-how</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/business-idea-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/business-idea-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:38:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your attitude and know-how plays a crucial role in the growth of your business. This means being honest about a range of issues - this means your personal qualities, knowledge and your financial status that you can introduce in your new business. Dedication and time is required in setting up your own enterprise. Here is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check your target market to make your business idea a growth</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your required to research your target market and your competitors carefully.
A common misconception is that businessmen who fail simply because they lacked sufficient funding or did not put together the right team. In many cases, new businesses fail because they have not spent enough time on researching their business idea and its financial viability in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good and bad in different approaches to start your business</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/starting-business-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/starting-business-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[startups]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, thousands of people choose to set up their own enterprise. This guide looks at why you might decide to run your own enterprise and the different ways of making the move. It considers the positive and negative aspects of each approach.
A good business idea
A good business idea could be an innovation and an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full and part time businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/home-based-business/home-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/home-based-business/home-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Home Based Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Full time
The type of business you’ve decided on - or your individual circumstances - may imply that you want to take the plunge and jump straight in full time.
Benefits:

You can dedicate all your time and enthusiasm to your enterprise.
You can react to new developments as they arise.
If your business depends on a gap in the market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking on a franchise</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/franchise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/franchise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[franchise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taking on a franchise is an option worth considering for anyone who wants to run a business but doesn’t have a specific business idea or prefers the security provided by an established concept. The right franchise can give you a head start. Instead of setting up a business from scratch, you use a proven business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to survive until business is off the ground</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/financial-questions/business-idea-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/financial-questions/business-idea-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:54:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[startups]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You may need alternative sources of income while your business is growing. Many businesses do not make a profit in their first year but can earn enough to cover their outgoings. If your business does make a profit, you may want to plough back it to help your business develop.A financial adviser or accountant can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common mistakes within your first year</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/avoid-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/avoid-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Launching a small business can be risky and growth is not always guaranteed. Businesses are most vulnerable to failure during the initial years of trading, with 20 per cent of new businesses folding within their first year and 50 per cent within their first three years.
These figures should not scare you off, but should prepare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing your business idea</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/business-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/business-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Developing your business idea into a viable product or service is a critical part of building a business. Thorough assessment and market research at an initial stage will assist you in establishing whether there is a market for your product or service. A new idea is often the basis for setting up a business. Many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compulsory liquidation in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/compulsory-liquidation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/compulsory-liquidation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Company Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. What is ‘compulsory liquidation’?
Compulsory liquidation of a company is when the company is ordered by a court to be wound up.
2. Which courts can order a compulsory liquidation?
The Court of Session, or Sheriff Court with the appropriate jurisdiction, may order the winding-up of a company. This may be, for example, on the petition of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voluntary striking-off and dissolution in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/voluntary-dissolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/voluntary-dissolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Company Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Who can apply to have a company struck off the register?
A private company that is not trading may apply to the Registrar to be struck off the register. It can do this if the company is no longer needed. For example, the active directors may wish to retire and there is no-one to take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defunct companies in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/defunct-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/defunct-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Company Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Can the Registrar strike off a company?
Yes, if it is neither in business nor in operation. The Registrar may take this view if, for example:

documents have not been received from a company that should have sent them to the Registrar; or
mail the Registrar has sent to a company’s registered office is returned undelivered.

Before striking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restoration to the register in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/register-restoration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/business-administration/register-restoration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Company Management and Administration]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Registrar cannot restore a company to the register without a Court Order. When the Registrar receives an office copy of the Court Order for restoration, a company is regarded as having continued in existence as if it had not been struck off and dissolved.
1. Who can apply to have a company restored to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finance for starting up</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/starting-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/starting-a-business/starting-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:18:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Starting a Business]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[startups]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every new business needs money when starting up. For the majority of businesses, equipment will need to be bought, the workplace established and marketing costs met - all before the first sale is made. Then once you’re trading, you’ll need cash to pay the bills and keep the business going.
There is a range of financing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of planning</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/financial-questions/business-plan-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-and-finance/financial-questions/business-plan-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Questions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[business plan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your business plan is crucial
A business plan is essential for your enterprise. Whether your business is starting up or established, the business plan is the roadmap for future development. It is a key document when you are looking for business funding - whether applying for a simple overdraft or looking for new investment or capital.
This guide explains how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General insolvency information for Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/scotland-llp-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/scotland-llp-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[insolvency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This information is a guide to winding up, your limited liability partnership or removing it from the register. The information summarises some of the rules that apply to voluntary arrangements, administration orders, receivers, and voluntary and compulsory liquidations. It also covers how and why limited liability partnerships are struck off and dissolved.
This information also covers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preparing and filing accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/accounting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/accounting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[accounting records]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This section explains the basic rules on preparing and filing accounts. It applies to all limited liability partnership accounts irrespective of whether any filing exemptions apply to the content of the accounts.
1. Do all limited liability partnerships have to keep accounting records?
Yes. All limited liability partnerships, whether or not they are trading, must keep accounting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audit exemption for small and medium-sized limited liability partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[audit exemption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. What exemptions are available?
Certain small or medium-sized limited liability partnerships may prepare accounts for their members under the special provisions of sections 246 and 246A of the Companies Act 1985 (as applied to limited liability partnerships by regulation 3 of the Limited Liability Partnerships Regulations 2001). In addition, they may prepare and deliver abbreviated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audit exemption for very small limited liability partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[audit exemption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. What exemption is available?
There is total exemption from audit for certain small limited liability partnerships if they are eligible and wish to take advantage of it. Further details about how to claim exemption are in this section.
2. Which small limited liability partnerships qualify for audit exemption?
To qualify for total audit exemption, a limited liability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Audit exemption for dormant limited liability partnerships</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/audit-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[audit exemption]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. What exemption is available?
Dormant limited liability partnerships can claim exemption from audit and need only deliver to Companies House an abbreviated balance sheet and notes. A profit-and-loss account does not have to be included in dormant accounts filed at Companies House. However, fuller accounts must still be prepared for members, possibly including a profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Registration of mortgages and charges in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/mortgages-charges-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.informkiosk.info/business-formation/llp/mortgages-charges-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Limited Liability Partnership]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mortgages charges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. What are charges?
A charge is security for the payment of a debt or other obligation that does not pass ‘property’ or any right to possession to the person to whom the charge is given.
2. What charges must be registered?
A list of the charges that must be registered in Scotland is shown in the box [...]]]></description>
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