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Anna is Senior Reporter, covering topics affecting SMEs such as grant funding, managing employees and the day-to-day running of a business.

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Entrepreneur Q&A: Adam Root, founder of Inheriting Earth

Adam Root is the founder of Inheriting Earth and a winner of an Ideas Mean Business award from The Prince's Trust and Innovate UK. He explains more about his fight against plastic and the importance of creating a great business plan.

Employing & managing staff

Here’s how to get your employees moving and exercising

Encouraging staff to say active isn't always easy, but Dr Davina Deniszczyc of Nuffield Health shares a few methods which might help your employees move more.

News

Employers look for workers with soft skills as they struggle to fill talent gap

Soft skills like openness to change are becoming more desirable as the technical skills gap continues to tighten. Here are the employee characteristics that bosses are most interested in.

Business management

Setting goals: how taking risks can help your small business grow

Sometimes it helps to be more modest with your goals and ambitions, but Karen McLellan of Haines Watts explains why taking calculated risks is key to helping your business grow.

News

Four million UK businesses vulnerable to losing company data

Far too many businesses are at risk of losing their company data because they either don't back it up or they keep electronic copies in the same location as the original data.

Business Technology

Artificial intelligence: the next step for CRM

Customer relationship management is key to any business, and there are ways you can help it. Sridhar Iyengar of Zoho explains how artificial intelligence will give your CRM a welcome boost.

News

Most business leaders say AI is critical for the survival of their firms

A global survey of business leaders has revealed that rather than hindering them, AI will be key to the survival of their companies over the next five years.

Employing & managing staff

Recruiting staff: how SMEs can compete with corporate businesses

Recruiting staff can be a tricky task, with SMEs having a particularly hard time hiring and holding on to workers. Stephen Quinn of Jobbio explains how smaller businesses can stand out to future employees.

News

Millennials: which is the best city for your start-up?

New research reveals a rather surprising hotspot for business. Millennials - find out where you should launch your start-up.

News

Over three million SMEs get no interest from their business savings

New research shows that 62 per cent of SMEs are getting absolutely no interest on their business savings, but their money could be working a lot harder.

Employing & managing staff

How to shift the culture of terrible business meetings

We all know how awful meetings are – especially when there are so many of them. Johnny Warström of Mentimeter talks about the problems with meetings and how small businesses can benefit from making some changes.

News

Three in five businesses think their prospects will improve in the next year

Most businesses believe their prospects will improve in the next year, despite economic uncertainty and Brexit. Guy Rigby of Smith and Williamson says that the UK is a great place to start a business. but we need more regional business development.