Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Business Technology
Data loss can be catastrophic for businesses, causing costly downtime and the loss of valuable customer information.
Blog
The announcement that the government intends to promote female entrepreneurship by establishing women's business centres comes as welcome news to some, but others remain sceptical.
Government Grants
Companies without assets to offer as security for conventional bank funding will be heartened to know that there's still another means of raising cash without giving away too much equity - the SFLG.
Funding your small business
Evan Davis, presenter of BBC TWO's Dragons' Den and the BBC economics editor, believes there is no use complaining about the struggle to raise finances when starting up a new company. For Davis, it's simply part of the entrepreneur's lot.
Business Technology
There is a 'strong business case' for designing websites which are easy for disabled people to use, according to an IT design specialist.
Employing & managing staff
Last year the levy for the Pension Protection Fund - designed to provide security for employees whose pension schemes are inadequately funded - was forecast to be £300 million.
News
Bank charges for small businesses are just another expense that will cause problems for start-ups.
News
Channel 4's Dispatches programme is calling for people running thier own business to get in touch for a show that will examine the causes of the current financial problems in the UK.
News
Welsh entrepreneurs will be encouraged to start their own businesses in a new initiative launched by the Assembly Government.
News
Regulation is about to come into force to protect consumers from 'unfair trading practices'.
News
Small businesses need to ensure that they have effective risk management strategies in place, it has been claimed.
Accounting
Most directors believe that a limited company does what it says on the tin: in other words, they do not expect to be held personally liable for the company's misdemeanours. That could be a false assumption, writes Kelly Tinkler of solicitors Rooks Rider.