Business management
Abby Hardoon
Employing & managing staff
Employers deluged with sub-par CVs
Business Technology
Moving a small business to the cloud
Accounting
Survey: Corporates to blame for late payment
Investing in a franchise
Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Business management
Courier company Anyvan launched in January 2010 and aims to change the public perception of moving goods. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Angus Elphinstone.
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Some 7.6 million British workers are willing to move overseas to improve their job prospects, research finds.
Employing & managing staff
Employers face hiring hell as they get inundated with unsuitable candidates.
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Business secretary Vince Cable has piled pressure on the banks to be more transparent about lending to small businesses.
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More than one in three workers do not feel valued by their employer, research finds.
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UK employees spend 14 million working hours a week job hunting, costing employers more than £250 million, research finds.
Business Technology
SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to lower turnover firms about their experiences in implementing Microsoft cloud procedures into their business.
Accounting
Large corporates are most responsible for the late payments making up the £24 billion owed to British small and medium sized enterprises, research finds.
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In an impromptu speech at Business Startup 2011, entrepreneur Doug Richard stressed the importance of small business owners focusing on profit over revenues.
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Government plans to extend flexible working rights and introduce a new system of flexible parental leave will hurt small firms, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
Sole trader
Can I legally run a business as a sole trader through the UK taxation and banking systems while living as a temporary resident in Australia and trading with clients in the UK and Australia? I am a UK citizen.
Investing in a franchise
The success of McDonald's shows how profitable franchising can be, but there are many other choices for the would-be franchisee.