Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Accounting
Cash flow can jangle the nerves of the calmest business owner. Read our guide to help you beat those late payers and make your company run more efficiently.
Small Business Banking
So why aren’t banks lending to small businesses? Rose Lewis, a partner at financial consultancy Pembridge Partners, outlines what banks want to see from SMEs before agreeing to show the money.
Accounting
It's generally agreed that SMEs emerged largely unscathed from the Emergency Budget. Here we pick out the main points for owner-managers.
Blog
As great as Richard Branson has been for championing entrepreneurship in the UK, it can't be right that he still remains this country's epitome of the successful, independent businessman.
Business Ideas & Planning
Business owners across the UK remain as focused as ever about achieving growth. SmallBusiness.co.uk finds out how they're doing it.
News
The government has set up another consultation with employers to find out how to create a more effective and skilled workforce.
Alternative finance
If the banks say ‘no’, social investing could be the answer.
News
The British Chambers of Commerce and the Confederation of British Industry have hit out against the government’s proposal to remove the default retirement age.
Advice
In his Budget George Osborne promised to spread the pain fairly. Here small businesses tell us what the chancellor's tax hikes and concessions will mean for them.
News
For the first time apprentices will be given a minimum wage of £2.50 per hour. The new rate will come into force in October, along with a 2 per cent rise for adults of £5.93 an hour.
Finding and selling to customers
Without the right brand, Coca-Cola would have been just another fizzy drinks company. Read our guide to find out why brands matter.
News
Environmental concerns have been pushed to one side as the recession has forced small businesses to refocus their priorities.