Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Business Technology
Discussing the impact of Google's decision to tinker with algorithms.
News
Seven in ten British tradespeople work extra unpaid hours each week, equating to around £4.8 billion in unpaid overtime every year, research finds.
News
Interest rates on loans to small businesses have risen over the last three months, despite the government's flagship 'Funding for Lending' scheme, according to a prominent finance provider.
Accounting
An increasing number of businesses are turning to the law to tackle the scourge of late payment and reduce their losses, research finds.
Accounting
I started a new business eight months ago but was not VAT-registered. Now I want to sell machinery and close the business. Can I claim VAT back and do I need first to register then sell the business?
News
Only one in four small companies is carrying out any kind of online marketing to attract local business, research finds.
Business management
Exploring how customers become 'profit vampires' and how to manage your client roster to ensure they don't suck your business dry.
News
Supermarket giant Sainsbury's has been named and shamed by the Forum of Private Business for having increased all non-food supplier payment times from 30 to 75 days.
Employing & managing staff
Encouraging workers to take an afternoon nap could dramatically improve economic fortunes across the Western hemisphere, according to a duo of business experts.
Accounting
Alternative finance specialist Platform Black outlines how businesses can stay on top of their cash flow management.
Business Technology
Every small business today needs a great website. A website is the voice and face of your business so it's important to get it right.
News
Britain's high streets could soon be invigorated by a new wave of entrepreneurs, according to a study.