Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Anna is Senior Reporter, covering topics affecting SMEs such as grant funding, managing employees and the day-to-day running of a business.
Running a Business
Entrepreneur and former Olympic heptathlete, Jessica Ennis Hill, speaks to Sifted Summit 2022 about her start-up firm, Jennis
Business management
Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and the latest Dragon to enter Dragons' Den, gives us some insights into how he runs his businesses
News
Experts predict that the current economic crisis will have a significant impact on small businesses – but will it all be negative?
Accounting
If you have a lot of customers Stateside, you'll want them to be able to pay in US dollars. We look at the best payment systems for USD.
News
PM Liz Truss wants to review visa conditions to make it easier to recruit key roles, such as broadband engineers
News
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces raft of measures to boost business growth, including scrapping planned corporation tax and National Insurance rises, raising the limit on Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme investment, and creating low-tax investment zones to encourage new industry
Finding and selling to customers
Some businesses are opting to switch to cashless and customers have mixed feelings. Is it right for you? We look at the pros and cons.
News
Businesses that import are being offered an extra month to move over to the Customs Declaration Service. Here's how to adopt the new system
News
A mid-term survey of firms trialling the four-day work week reveals that the majority believe the pilot is going well
News
According to research, droves of organsations are missing promised financial support to help navigate Covid, with less than a third of funding being given out
Sole trader
Business formation is one of the biggest decisions you'll make when starting out. Here are seven key advantages of being a sole trader
News
As well as sales struggles for small retailers, the late payment problem is getting worse for small businesses across the board.
