When starting a new business you will be faced with a number of decisions or matters which will require attention:

• who will provide accounting and tax advice
• what you will need from your bank or other lender
• are you intending to be in business with someone else – if so, on what basis
• the premises you need for the business
• how do you market or advertise
• the product – do you own all the rights in the product
• health and safety
• employees
• who are your customers?  If you sell business to business or to consumers – the rules can be different
• is your website compliant with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
• registration under the GDPR
• will you provide credit to your customers
• insurance