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.
Employing & managing staff
How do you calculate holiday entitlement and pay of someone on a zero hours contract? We clear up the confusion and help you get it right
Employing & managing staff
In this article, we'll give you a run through of what you should be including in your zero hours contract template
Employing & managing staff
In our zero hours contracts series, we look at what rights your workers and employees have, such as the minimum wage and paid annual leave
Employing & managing staff
How do you go about redundancy for somebody who's on a zero hours contract?
Podcasts
In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets entrepreneur and The Apprentice winner, Carina Lepore
Podcasts
In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets Dragon Tej Lalvani and entrepreneur Sam Jones
News
Research from NatWest found that 50 per cent more people want to become entrepreneurs compared to pre-pandemic levels
News
HR staff have seen a growth in their workload since March 2020 – and some SMEs haven't invested in dealing with Covid-related HR challenges
News
Shortcomings have stifled uptake of the Covid Loan Recovery Scheme, such as a number of rejections for small business applicants
Export & Import
The FSB has laid out a five-point plan to help the government create a better export support scheme for small businesses
News
Estimates show that defaults on Bounce Back Loan repayments will be substantially lower than past predictions have shown
