Finding and selling to customers

How small businesses can improve customer service

Here are some tips on increasing the level of care for your customers' experience.

Small Business Insurance

Choosing the right business insurance to cover all your office peripherals

Business insurance can be a tricky path to tread if you don’t know what you’re looking for.

Alternative finance

Alternative business funding: Choosing a lender

As the major online lenders surpass £1 billion in funds provided, we compare business funding options, assessing the key differentiators and similarities.

Business management

Top small business security tips

In the early stage of business you simply can't afford to compromise your security. Here, we look at the measures to take to protect yourself.

Marketing

Six marketing skills every business needs

There are six key marketing skills every modern business needs and now is the time to ensure your employees possess them.

Employing & managing staff

Selecting only candidates who fit the company culture probably isn’t such a good thing after all

Companies spend a lot of time trying to operate in a particular culture and only recruit employees who fit into it; here's why that mindset is wrong.

Startup Funding and Grants

Funding your e-commerce venture

Andrew Weaver discusses the options to consider when injecting cash into an early-stage e-commerce business.

Business Technology

The secret weapon of start-ups is their website

Robert Elding talks to three businesses about how they manage their websites and what advice can be given to new businesses on the subject.

Office & home working

Christmas gift ideas for your work colleagues

Christmas is literally days away, which means all your presents should be bought, wrapped and maybe even exchanged by now.

Blog

Planning a European business trip

Business trips to the continent, if nothing else, allow you a chance to stretch your legs. You can escape the confines of the office and see something a little different.

Sole trader

How to finance a business van for your small company

Do you have a small start-up and are thinking of buying a small business vehicle for the company? This quick guide covers the main options available for financing its purchase.

Small Business Banking

Can a commercial mortgage be the solution to your business needs?

Entrepreneurs usually find it difficult to start their small business because paying rent for the space seems impossible.

Abby Hardoon