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Bad websites threaten SMEs
Employing & managing staff
Taking on an apprentice
Employing & managing staff
Scrapping the Default Retirement Age
Office & home working
Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
News
Company owners are worried about the potential damage caused by this month's changes to paternity leave, finds research.
Getting Online
Poor quality websites are scuppering the trade of small businesses, finds research.
News
Some 85 per cent of employees who have dogs would bring them into the office given the opportunity, finds research.
News
Almost £2 billion is being lost from the UK's small business sector each year by firms unnecessarily paying inflated electricity charges, research reveals.
News
A record 5.26 million people worked unpaid overtime last year, the highest since records began in 1992, finds research.
News
Small businesses are adopting a conservative approach to job creation this year with only 41 per cent planning to create new positions.
Blog
In an excerpt from his latest book, TV personality and celebrity chef Levi Roots discusses taking calculated risks in business.
Legal advice
I run a start-up business and want to offer 5-10 per cent equity to two members of staff, without requiring investment from them. How can I make this an exciting offer but what protection do I need?
Employing & managing staff
During National Apprenticeship Week, SmallBusiness.co.uk provides some tips on making the internship work.
Employing & managing staff
SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the practical issues that will be faced by company directors when the Default Retirement Age (DRA) is binned.
Office & home working
Finding the right first office for a business start-up can be a daunting task. SmallBusiness.co.uk has some useful advice.
Accounting
I have been selling on eBay for four months. If I register as self employed now will I have to pay tax on those sales?