Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
News
The proportion of UK family businesses being given over to third parties is more than double that of Germany, France and Italy, according to new figures.
Marketing
Studies have shown that around 65 per cent of all emails sent are spam emails. Avoid your marketing emails being sent to the junk folder.
Office & home working
Every business pays a contribution to the government to help fund the services provided by local authorities. Find out how to reduce these business rates.
Business management
If you rent your business premises, appointing a chartered surveyor could save you time and money. SmallBusiness.co.uk explains how a surveyor can help you.
News
The town of Milton Keynes is the most expensive place outside London to start up a new business, research has found.
Marketing
It's easy to be led astray and squander a lot of money on internet advertising but is it worth It? Are there other things you can do to boost traffic. SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates.
Office & home working
Working remotely has yet to become a reality for most firms. So what truth is there among all the hype? SmallBuiness.co.uk gets to the heart of the matter.
Business management
The potential of exciting growth for businesses selling to China is matched only by the legendary difficulty of gaining a foothold there.
Business management
India has a burgeoning middle class with money to spend, a large English-speaking population.
Marketing
Spam can be a big problem if you have a user forum on your website. It can waste a huge amount of time when we have to continually delete it while moderating a forum. Here are some tips on how to reduce spam on your site.
Startup Funding and Grants
Financial institutions may well need a shake up when helping female entrepreneurs. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some women in business about their experiences of raising finance and asks for your comments.
Startup Funding and Grants
SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five high-achieving women to find out whether it really is a man's world.