A guide to rural business : opportunities & ideas for developing your country enterprise / edited by Jonathan Reuvid.

"Published in association with Country Land & Business Association."

Includes bibliographical references.

The UK rural economy is worth billions of pounds and rural businesses are rapidly changing and diversifying. This is a guide to 'best business practice' in a rural context which provides a clear analysis of opportunities for diversification.

Forewords / Alun Michael and Edward Greenwell -- Introduction / Jonathan Reuvid -- Local authority plans, planning applications and appeals / Mark Jones -- The compulsory acquisition framework and practical advice / Oliver Harwood -- Tenancy law and the management of agricultural tenancies / Duncan Sigournay -- Capital gains tax and inheritance tax issues / Brian Castle -- Business tenancies / Duncan Sigournay -- Business licences and regulations / Jonathan Reuvid -- Self-employment and incorporation / Brian Castle -- Taxation issues / Brian Castle -- Accountancy and audit / John Skinner -- Employees and employment law / Helen Shipsey -- Liability in tort and contract / Karen Jones -- Litigation / Jeffrey Hansen -- Insurance issues / Stuart Rootham -- Marketing and promoting the business / Roderick Millar and Jonathan Reuvid -- ICT and broadband for rural business usage / Sean Johnson and Charles Trotman -- Finance and funding / Philip Coysh -- Equity alternatives / Jonathan Reuvid -- Buying and selling the business / Jonathan Reuvid -- Insolvency -- management and mitigation / Matthew Howard -- Holiday accommodation / Bucklawren Farm -- Development-funded farming / Manor Farm -- The Minerva Centre / Roundbush Farm -- The Barn Brasserie / Great Tey -- Diversification into renewable energy / Carlshead Farms -- A Day in the Country and the Great Barn / Upper Aynho Grounds -- Livestock markets -- dead or alive? A Study of York Auction Centre / James Stephenson -- App. I. Recommended reading list -- App. II. Selected information sources -- App. III. Contributor Contact list.