BusyBritain Editorial Team
Editorial team
The BusyBritain editorial team — independent UK business journalists and contributors covering the rules, the money and the day-to-day of running a business.
Articles (22)
- Startups & Funding / feature
SEIS explained: the tax scheme that de-risks backing a brand-new UK company
30 October 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- News
Companies House identity verification: what UK directors and PSCs must do, and when
29 October 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / explainer
EIS explained: the bigger sibling of SEIS, and when your company outgrows the small scheme
26 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- News
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax is here: who is in now, and who joins in 2027 and 2028
25 October 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / guide
Start Up Loans: the government-backed borrowing route when investors are not an option
22 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- News
The Employment Rights Act and small employers: the changes actually worth tracking
20 October 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / guide
Innovate UK Smart grants: how to compete for non-dilutive R&D funding
18 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / explainer
R&D tax relief after the shake-up: what the merged scheme means for small companies
14 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Money & Tax / guide
VAT registration: the £90,000 threshold, what happens when you cross it, and the scheme most owners never check
11 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / guide
How to register a limited company at Companies House — and what to set up in week one
10 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Growth & Sales / guide
Google Business Profile: the free listing most local UK businesses leave half-finished
8 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / feature
Pre-seed vs seed in the UK: what each stage actually means to investors
6 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- People & Operations / guide
Hiring your first employee in the UK: the jobs to do before day one
5 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Money & Tax / guide
The 13-week cash flow forecast: the one spreadsheet that keeps businesses alive
2 October 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / guide
The one-page business plan a UK bank or angel will actually read
2 October 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Startups & Funding / explainer
Equity crowdfunding in the UK: how the platforms work and when to use them
28 September 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Money & Tax / explainer
Dividends vs salary: how company directors actually pay themselves, and what the trade-offs really are
24 September 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Opinion
Britain does not have a startup problem. It has a scale-up problem.
20 September 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Growth & Sales / feature
How to raise your prices without losing your customers
17 September 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- Growth & Sales / explainer
Email marketing and UK law: what PECR and UK GDPR actually let you do
10 September 2026 · 4 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
- People & Operations / guide
The tools a one-person UK business actually needs
6 September 2026 · 3 min read · BusyBritain Editorial Team
