Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
News
Avian flu has increasingly been hitting the headlines and appears to be getting closer to the UK, causing worry and uncertainty amongst business owners.
Legal advice
If you decide to get help to run your business while you're on maternity leave, even part time, it is important to have a short-term maternity cover agreement in place and allow ample time for training and a handover.
Marketing
Egotistical, gimmicky and grim. That is the description of millions of business cards creating a bad impression to prospective clients according to research from Lancaster University and print group The Entwistle Group. What does your card say about you and your business?
Small Business Banking
Business banking is a fiercely competitive market and high street banks now offer added-value services to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Accounting
As shown by a recent Smallbusiness.co.uk poll Christmas can be a difficult time for small businesses as sales fall away over the festive period causing cash flow problems. Follow these ten golden rules to avoid financial headaches over Christmas and into the new year.
Accounting
Studies show that one of the main causes of business problems is lack of one specific type of planning: financial forecasting. Don't miss this advice out how to look into the future.
Office & home working
Some articles on the advantages and disadvantages of starting up a business from home.
Business Technology
What would you do if you lost your computer hard drive or company server due to age, catastrophic events or even a nasty virus? Make sure your company is covered for all eventualities by following these simple steps on how to back up data.
News
Reports that the Government is considering giving working fathers six months unpaid paternity leave have been condemned by small business groups, who see it as yet another legislative burden causing headaches for SMEs.
News
Much has been made of a change to the Sex Discrimination Act brought in on 1 October, with lobby groups claiming it will allow employees to hold small businesses to ransom. But employment law experts are warning small businesses not to overreact.
Finding and selling to customers
When consumers are considering which product or service to spend their money on, an obvious consideration is price. Christian Nellemann offers some advice to small businesses looking to compete on price.
Legal advice
This factsheet explains the main steps you must take to ensure your business complies with health and safety regulations.