Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The financing channel looks at the different small business funding options available to start-up companies and established SME businesses looking to grow. Read a wealth of guides and tips to help manage your accounts and cash flow better, views on the future of business banking and where to source alternative finance.
Tax-based startup funding raised through the Government’s SEIS and EIS schemes is amplified if you work with a tech startup specialist, argues Alistair Marsden.
Alternative finance
Business Loans
We ask Richard Bearman, managing director of Start Up Loans, what brand-new businesses should do to secure that loan.
Alternative finance
Iwoca, Atom Bank, Currencycloud and Modulr all pledge to address £10bn funding gap for small business trying to raise finance
Accounting
Crunch, the Brighton-based digital accountancy platform, plans to add freelance accountants to its new self-employed bookkeeper service
Small Business Banking
B-North plans to open network of eight branches across England, combining face-to-face lending with cutting-edge technology
Accounting
Around 170,000 individuals are expected to be affected by IR35 being extended to the private sector next April. Chris Cook outlines how businesses in the UK should prepare, so they don’t fall foul of the rules
Crowdfunding for Business
John Auckland of TribeFirst shows us three ways to rescue your crowdfunding campaign if it's starting to flounder.
Small Business Banking
Digital challenger bank is mainly used by tech start-ups with staff who either travel abroad a lot or are paid regularly in international currencies and want to avoid punishing foreign exchange fees
Crowdfunding for Business
John Auckland of TribeFirst shows us three ways to rescue your crowdfunding campaign if it's starting to flounder.
Small Business Banking
Digital challenger bank is mainly used by tech start-ups with staff who either travel abroad a lot or are paid regularly in international currencies and want to avoid punishing foreign exchange fees
Small Business Banking
Co-Operative Bank offers new small business customers 30 months' free banking in bid to double SME market share
Financing
Government economic development bank supported over 89,000 start-ups and scale-ups with £6.6bn of finance in 2018-19 - an uplift of 27pc
Government Grants
Government-funded body, Innovate UK, is providing £125 million to help businesses develop their ideas. Here's how to apply.
Accounting
There are many reasons why small businesses outgrow their first accountant. Here is a step-by-step guide if you want to change accountancy firms
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?
Business Technology
Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.