Finance and Funding

Business Support

Finance and Funding

In this section we guide you to more information on:

• Financial planning and sources of help
• Taking payments, selling online, and online booking
• Sources of funding

Financial Planning

How to......Manage your business finance is a helpful Toolkit guide that introduces you to Business Link, gives tips on managing cash flow, advice on dealing with finances in difficult economic times, as well as an outline of contingency planning.

Read and download How to....Manage your business finance

Business Link

Business Link is a free one stop online shop for everything to do with business and financial planning including:

• starting up
• making a business plan
• sourcing an accountant
• finance and grants
• taxes, returns and payroll
• employment
• growing your business

From November 2011, new, easy-to-use services will be available on Business Link to help you start-up, improve and grow your business.

For those of you looking to start a business, a whole new area of the Business Link website will provide a comprehensive start up service including online training and a starting up task list to guide you through the process.

Visit Business Link or telephone them direct on 0845 600 9 006

Get Your Tax Right 

Use HM Revenue & Customs  handy and easy-to-use Get Your Tax Right widget below – simply select a topic from the Video or Written guides in the widget itself.  

Taking payments and trading online

Desti.ne – online bookings and payments

More and more businesses are going over to online bookings and payments.

Desti.ne, North East England's regional e-business platform, has been created with the tourism business in mind and:

• helps bring customers directly to you
• is a portal for online bookings
• integrates all payment transactions online

The cost of getting your business integrated into the system is highly subsidised and offers competitive ongoing commission and card payment charges. 

Go to our Desti.ne tookit pages and find out how the Desti.ne Frontdesk online booking system can revolutionise your business.

How to....manage your business finance

This Toolkit guide includes a useful section on online bookings and selling online.  Read and download How to....manage your business finance

UK Directory and Comparison site for online payments

The UK's Directory and Comparison site for online payments  offers an impartial service and has a useful online electronic payments tool that allows you to compare the actual costs of online payment solutions for your own business turnover levels.