Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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?
Advice
Aamir Ahmad, founder of furniture company Dwell, tells SmallBusiness.co.uk what he learned from his mistakes in business.
Blog
It's become a cliche to complain that The Apprentice bears as much relation to the way business works as Jack and the Beanstalk does to the world of horticulture.
Small Business Banking
SmallBusiness.co.uk presents the dos and don'ts of approaching banks for funding.
News
Many small businesses are setting their sights on trading abroad for the first time next year, research finds.
News
Self-employed Britons are the happiest workers in the country, research finds.
Advice
Old age doesn't have to be about daytime TV, free bus passes and gardening. SmallBusiness.co.uk meets the older entrepreneurs who have decided to be their own boss a little later in life.
Startup Funding and Grants
Angel investor networks are fast becoming the only funding option for early-stage companies. SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates.
Work life balance
Motherhood is no barrier to starting a company. SmallBusiness.co.uk meets the women who have successfully balanced raising a child while running a business.
News
Online advertising in the UK was up 10 per cent in the first half of 2010 to £1.97 billion.