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How to negotiate a commercial lease – tips for negotiating with a landlord

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Originally written by Simon Maddox on Small Business
Starting a new business can be a daunting prospect, with numerous issues to overcome in order to ensure the smooth transition from fledgling entity to a successful, profitable company. Taking your first commercial premises can be an integral part of this process, bringing its own challenges and obstacles.
Taking commercial space is an exciting step for any business, but it’s unfortunately very easy to make mistakes that could cost the business dearly in the future. Not knowing how to negotiate a commercial lease is stressful for any business owner. However, with the right advice, entrepreneurs can avoid common pitfalls, securing a deal that’s right for their business, with the appropriate safeguards necessary for an ambitious start-up:
#1 – Do your homework and avoid hasty decisions
The first goal is to identify the property that is right for your business – there is a whole host of criteria to consider, some more obvious than others. As well as location and sq. ft. it’s worth taking the time to speak to any other occupiers about their experience. We often speak with business owners who have failed to dig deeper than the façade and the information they’re presented with

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GoDaddy offers free websites to start-ups that complete 12-day challenge

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Originally written by Partner Content on Small Business
GoDaddy will offer new entrepreneurs a free website for one year for those taking part in its 12-day challenge.
Website builder GoDaddy will reward each new business owner that accepts its challenge, completing a daily step-by-step guide to setting up their own business with a custom website.
Its new online tool will help guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the process of turning their business ideas into reality in just 12 steps.
Irana Wasti, GoDaddy regional president for EMEA said: “People across the UK have amazing business ideas, yet many are often deterred from making their ideas a reality because they don’t know where to start. The scale of the task can appear too daunting and time-consuming.”
>See also: Registering a company name – a Small Business guide
Each day a new simple task with guidance will be revealed, empowering would-be entrepreneurs by guiding them through the process one step at a time, helping to bring their idea online.
Steps include naming your business, writing a business plan and setting up an online payments .
If they complete the process of all 12 steps, aspiring founders will have a registered business with a functioning GoDaddy website.
Wasti said: “That’s why we are challenging

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