Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Employing & managing staff
I am a one-man consultant/product developer and currently have more work that I can cover. What is the simplest way that I can employ staff on a casual or part time basis to help out when required?
News
Small business owners are turning their backs on the graduate employee market and instead choosing to hire school leavers and other non-graduates.
Marketing
I run a small business and am about to launch a new retail website. Can you give me some tips on making my website easy to navigate?
Business Technology
British small businesses place less of an emphasis on technology than their European counterparts, research finds.
Employing & managing staff
SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at staff retention and how to keep hold of key talent.
Business Ideas & Planning
Serial investor and entrepreneur James Caan reviews Sara Williams' guide for entrepreneurs.
News
Businesses should encourage all job applicants to send in CVs that do not identify their name or ethnic background, says an employment law specialist.
News
Prime minister David Cameron has launched a major initiative in an attempt to boost entrepreneurship in the UK.
News
Almost nine in ten businesses believe the government must do more to encourage business growth, research finds.
News
A fifth of UK employers believe school leavers make better employees than university graduates.
Finding and selling to customers
It's been a dog-eat-dog world out there for small retailers for some time now, and it looks as if retaining vital customers will continue to be a tough ask.
Business management
In 2007, Nicko Williamson launched Climatecars, which provides an environmentally-friendly hybrid car service in London, and now turns over £2.2 million.