Businesses are all around you. Every time you go to the shops, the pub, the dentist or the petrol service station you are dealing with a business. While all those businesses serve you with the goods and services you want, it is normally of little consequence to you how each business is run. Things are very different if it is your business. It is as well to know what you are getting yourself into when you start. Most lessons in life are learned the hard way. This is how you get your experience but this book is intended to help you understand the mechanics of running a business through a limited company. The aim is also to save you from as many mistakes as possible.