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Floating your company can be one of the most exciting experiences in your business life. But it can also be stressful, time-consuming and expensive.

How to manage both the investment you put into your business as an owner-manager, and the income, profits and other benefits you get from it.

A guide to financial management for business owners: understanding profit and loss, cash flow and how to create a business budget.

Key performance indicators can help you measure how your business is performing in particular areas, so that you can track and improve this over time.

As a business you need to accept customer payments. There are many ways of accepting payments, but you should aim to accept the payment methods your customers prefer. How can you get paid?

Making payments and handling expenses is a routine part of business. You need a secure payment process to minimise the risk of fraud, error and unnecessary costs and inefficiencies.

The building trade presents all sorts of risks, from health and safety to equipment theft and customer disputes. Our guide to getting insured.

If you run your business from your home, you need to make sure you're properly insured - your current home insurance may well not cover you.

UK dividend tax rates and allowances. Discover what your personal dividend allowance is and what you will pay on dividend income over this amount.

If you own a business, have property or have savings, personal tax planning can help you reduce your income tax bill, stamp duty and capital gains tax.

To work out how much income you are likely to receive from your pension, visit the Money Advice Service website for a pension forecast.

Pensions for business owners: when you run your own business, planning for your retirement should be a key part of your business strategy.