Getting Online

How to establish an online presence for new businesses

Nearly two million UK small businesses don't have any online presence, costing them over £343bn a year. Here are 5 effective ways to establish your small business on the internet.

Getting Online

HTTPS: why your small business website needs to be HTTPS ASAP

Customers searching for your website on Google see it marked "not secure" if you are not HTTPS enabled - which could act as a brake on potential sales. Happily, reputable website providers such as Yell offer HTTPS as part of their standard website setup.

Business Technology

How to enable mobile working in the modern workplace

Ninety per cent of highly engaged staff – those who make your business profitable – want to choose where they work. Which means providing laptops so they can work remotely

Business Technology

The complete guide to outsourcing your next software project

In-house software development is beyond the reach of most small businesses that need something doing on-time, glitch free and within budget. Outsourcing gives SMEs access to top talent when they need it

Business Technology

Live Chat revolution – Convert leads into sales with Live Chat

Traditional websites are becoming less effective at converting browsers into sales. Offering Live Chat could give you the competitive edge. In fact, SMEs have the most to gain from offering a Live Chat service out of hours - it could be what makes you stand out from the competition.

Business Technology

How cloud telephone systems can help your small business

Cloud telephone systems are easy to use and can modernise your communication needs; not to mention save money

Business Technology

How small businesses can use Lightricks BoostApps to market on a budget

Here's how the BoostApps from Lightricks – StoryBoost, VideoBoost and PosterBoost – can help you with your small business marketing

Getting Online

Three steps to writing a cookie policy for your website

In partnership with the UK Domain, we explain what you need to feature in the cookie policy for your small business website

Business Technology

5 critical small business concerns and the tech tools to solve them

We run through five of the most pressing issues for small businesses and the tech tools that will ease the strain

Getting Online

A guide to planning content for your new website or blog

Now that you've built your website, let's put some content on it. The UK Domain shares how you should sort out your plan.

Small Business Insurance

How offering a death in service benefit can save you money

Taking out a group life insurance policy is often half the cost of what you would pay as an individual. And death-in-service insurance is one of the top three benefits employees want from a company

Accounting

Expat taxes for Americans living in the UK – how to fill out your return

Americans living in Britain have to file tax returns to both HMRC and the US IRS tax authorities. It can be a minefield without specialist advice