Guides for UK businesses
Plain-English guides to card payments, business energy, water and connectivity. Each guide starts with a short answer, explains the details, and links to the official sources behind any figures or dates.
Payments
Energy & water
Business Energy Contracts: How to Compare and Renew Electricity and Gas
How UK businesses can compare and renew electricity and gas contracts: no price cap, contract types, renewal dates, VAT and CCL, and how brokers are paid.
Read the guideBusiness Water in the UK: Retailers, Wholesalers and Switching
How business water works in England, Scotland and Wales: retailers vs wholesalers, who can switch, what to check on your bill, and how to compare retailers.
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Connectivity
Industry guides
Card Machines and POS Systems for Independent Retailers and Convenience Stores
How independent shops and convenience stores in the UK can choose card machines and POS systems: features, costs, connectivity, contracts and questions to ask.
Read the guidePayments, Energy and Connectivity for Cafés, Restaurants and Takeaways
A UK guide for cafés, restaurants and takeaways: card machines for table service, business gas and electricity for kitchens, water and reliable broadband.
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