Rules and legal basics for local businesses
Mandatory notices, sales, tourist tax, legal pages, GDPR, customer reviews: the rules explained simply, with a link to each official source.
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Legal pages for a small business website: what you need and why
Legal notice, privacy policy, cookies and terms: the pages a small business website needs, with a template.
Read the guideGDPR for small businesses: what you actually need to do
Data you hold, records, privacy notices, retention, customer requests and CCTV: GDPR explained for small businesses.
Read the guideOnline review laws: what small businesses need to know
Fake reviews, staff and family reviews, incentives and publishing reviews: the US, UK and EU rules in plain English.
Read the guideAllergen matrix template for restaurants and cafés (UK and Ireland)
A copyable allergen matrix, the 14 allergens, UK rules for loose and PPDS food, and Ireland’s written-information requirement.
Read the guideHow to write a quote for a job (UK and Ireland tradesperson guide)
Quote vs estimate, what every quote should contain, VAT, cancellation rules for doorstep agreements in the UK and Ireland, and a copyable template.
Read the guideHair salon price list rules in the UK: what to show, where, with a template
What UK rules require for a salon price list, where to show it, and a ready-to-adapt template.
Read the guideBakery labelling rules: prices, allergens and labels for loose and packed items
Price marking, allergen notices and labels for loose and prepacked bakery items, with templates.
Read the guideBar and pub mandatory signs: licence summary, prices, measures and the full checklist
Licence summary, DPS notice, no-smoking sign, measures, price lists and age checks: the checklist.
Read the guideRunning a sale in your shop: the UK pricing rules
Genuine was prices, sale signs, refunds and fines: how to run a shop sale under UK rules, with a checklist.
Read the guidePrice display rules for UK shops: what the Price Marking Order requires
Selling price, labels, windows, unit pricing, services and offers: the UK price display rules for a small shop.
Read the guideGarage price display rules in the UK: what to show and what to give customers
Labour rates, fixed prices, quotes, the MOT fee poster and invoices: price display for a UK garage, with a template.
Read the guideTourist tax in France (taxe de séjour): how hosts collect it and pay it over
Per-guest or flat rate, exemptions, worked examples, display and payment: the French tourist tax explained for hosts.
Read the guidePrice display rules for hotels and B&Bs in France: what to show, where, and a model notice
Outside and reception prices, paid extras, final price online, receipts, mediator: the French rules, with a model notice.
Read the guideMandatory notices in a gym or fitness studio: UK and France
Health and safety poster, insurance certificate, fire safety, prices, and the French list if your gym is in France.
Read the guideWellness practitioner advertising: what you can say, and what to avoid
ASA rules for massage and therapy claims, wording to avoid, safer phrases, reviews, and the French rules.
Read the guideDriving instructor rules: ADI badge, prices, terms of business and adverts
ADI certificate, badge on display, terms of business, prices and pass-rate adverts: the instructor’s checklist.
Read the guideLess time on the computer, more for your customers.
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