Advice and ideas for UK small businesses and SMEs
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Autumn Statement 2023 for small businesses
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces packages of tax cuts for small businesses, including national insurance, freezing business rates for retail, leisure and hospitality and making the tax break for business investment permanent
START A NEW BUSINESS
6 best small business ideas for 2023
With the pandemic behind us, climate goals to reach ahead of us and a recession staring us in the face, here are six small business ideas to consider in 2023
GRANTS
150 UK small business grants to apply for right now – UPDATED
In need of some funding for your small business? These grants should give you a boost, wherever you’re based in the UK
COMPANY CARS
Company car insurance rules
What is the difference between fleet car insurance and business car insurance? As an owner-director of a small business, which one is right for you and your employees?
TAXATION & ACCOUNTING
What is rateable value in 2023?
What is rateable value and how has it changed as of 1 April 2023? What you need to know if you want to appeal your rates bill
EMPLOYMENT
Employment Allowance for small business
We answer the key questions around Employment Allowance to help you determine whether your business is eligible and, if it is, how to apply
INSURANCE
Business insurance: 10 common questions answered
Without the right business insurance, your company could find itself in financial hot water. Read on to find out how best to protect your business.
LOANS
Is your business a good candidate for a merchant cash advance?
Merchant cash advances are the fastest-growing area of business funding, enabling businesses to raise working capital against till sales. It’s a new way of funding driven by technology
UTILITIES
Best mobile deals for small businesses
Need a mobile phone for your small business? Here are the things you should be considering and what’s available from the UK’s biggest networks
PAYMENTS
How can small businesses take payments?
This Small Business guide looks at all the ways you can take payments, the best handheld devices for the self-employed, payment apps and finds the cheapest card readers out there
SALES
Sales pipeline – the small business guide
In this guide, you’ll find out what a sales pipeline is, how to set one up and how to manage it – with tips from the experts
GETTING ONLINE
Your guide to starting an online business
A survey of small and micro-businesses found businesses with a website were 51 per cent more likely to grow than those without
MARKETING
What do I do if my business’ social media account is hacked?
Almost 20 per cent of small businesses have reported to have had their social media accounts hacked at some point