Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
News
200,000 small firms are set to benefit from an extension to the flat rate VAT scheme, which will cut their paperwork and compliance costs by up to £1,000 a year.
Government Grants
There are millions of pounds in funding available for technology and communications companies in the UK from funding providers such as the Government and the European Union.
Marketing
UK, small businesses are being urged to be cleverer with their websites to give themselves a competitive edge.
Legal advice
If you have thought of an idea on which to base your business, then it is certainly worth trying to protect it with the law, in case someone tries to copy your idea.
Finding and selling to customers
Many business ideas never get off the ground if that first sale can't be achieved.
Accounting
The legal form of your business is an important decision to make. If you are setting up a business with others, you can choose between partnership, limited company, limited liability partnership or co-operative.
News
Small businesses are leaving it too late to take action over cash flow problems, according to the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG).
Office & home working
Setting up office at home is a good way to begin to experience what it is like starting a business. It will give you an idea of the costs and equipment required.
News
Small business organisation the Forum of Private Businesses (FPB) has condemned the proposed review of employment laws announced by Trade & Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
News
Advertisers hoping to exploit the internet more effectively should pay close attention to the Five Golden Rules for Internet Advertising, a guide recently produced by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).
News
A shift is taking place in the direct marketing world that has direct implications for SMEs.
Business Technology
Small media companies operating websites would have to restrict or abandon cookies, a widely used web advertising and e-commerce tool, if proposed legislation from the European Union is implemented.