Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.
Business Technology
Criminals are looking for small businesses' data to sell on the dark web. Here, we look at how to be vigilant.
Investing in a franchise
In August 2018 Alan Jarvis and his partner Charlotte became the first franchisees for My Window Cleaner, launching their business in Canterbury to provide a range of services to the local community.
Legal advice
If your business is owed money, you may be able to use the small claims court to recover what is owed to you. In this piece, we discuss how.
Business Ideas & Planning
In this piece, Matt Jonns, CEO of ucreate, discusses his own start-up journey and what other would-be business owners can learn from it.
Accounting
In this article, we will take a closer look at the most common issues faced by companies relating to VAT.
Tax
Here are some of the common triggers associated with HMRC tax investigations, along with how you can reduce the chance of them occurring.
Marketing
Here, we provide some tips on how to build a punchy investor presentation – and how to condense it into a 30-second elevator pitch.
Blog
A competitive freelance market can make getting a decent hourly rate difficult. What can be done?
Investing in a franchise
The cost of a franchise will include the initial fee and, most likely, some kind of continuing fee. Here, we explain the franchise fees to expect as a new franchisee.
Marketing
Thomas Coppen discusses the ins and outs of pay-per-click (PPC) advertising for new business owners. Here's what you need to know.
Small Business Banking
If your business has a strong hold in an overseas market, you may benefit from opening a foreign currency account. Here, we look at how to go about it.
Advice
Two small business owners talk about their experiences of setting up a company with a friend and how to make it through tough times.