Common traps to avoid when starting a business

Have you recently started a business, or are you thinking of starting a business?

The truth is, starting a new business is the easy part. Surviving the first month, year or three years growing that business, that’s when it gets hard!

In this Lunch and Learn, Joel Dailey highlights some of the traps that commonly swallow up small businesses or more accurately, their owners and how to avoid them.

Topics covered in this session

• The fundamental tax obligations of a new business

• Where to get reliable advice and, importantly, where not to get it

• Key considerations to set up your business for success

About the speaker

With two decades of experience as an accountant working with small businesses, Joel has worked with people from all walks of life and helped them to grow businesses. This has given Joel lots of valuable insight into the challenges that small business owners face and which practices commonly lead to success.

Relevant resources

• What's your dream? – with Simon Squibb

• How to start a business you love

• 10 ways an Enterprise Nation adviser can help your small business

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