Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Business management
From a market stall in Spitalfields to supplying Top Shop and internet-based retailer ASOS, Josie Beckett talks about the unexpected success of her label Whereareyounow?
Employing & managing staff
Stress at work is no laughing matter, with 13.5 million working days lost to businesses last year. Here, SmallBusiness.co.uk and charity The Eden Project offer some tips to defuse office tension.
Business Technology
Find out how one small business owner offered a unique service using the internet.
News
Around £27 million of European Social Fund money is being issued to help employers ensure their staff have the right skills for their jobs.
News
New measures which will simplify the workplace resolution system are to reach parliament today, in moves which could save firms up to £175 million a year.
News
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says regional development agencies (RDA) should be used to allocate the £4 billion of new funding to get it 'where it is needed'.
Employing & managing staff
Simon Kite, a partner at chartered accountants Saffery Champness, offers some tips on how to cut costs but avoid the redundancy route.
Business management
After finishing her degree Charlotte Fudge started mail order biscuits company Biccies with her mum last year.
News
Around 20,000 new businesses could be created in a Dragon's Den-style programme for the unemployed proposed by the Tories.
News
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has launched a new financial helpline to give advice to firms in the credit crunch.
Government Grants
Finding government grants for start ups can be like tracking down the golden fleece. But government finance for small businesses is available if you know where to look.
News
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has proposed a new £1 billion fund be introduced to tide companies over during the next six months.