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Is e-cigs the fastest-growing industry in the UK?

What is behind the rapid growth of the vaping industry?

Advice

Marketing

Hidden SME overheads: The cost of poor data management

Jon Cano-Lopez discusses the marketing importance of keeping your database in check.

Advice

Is e-cigs the fastest-growing industry in the UK?

What is behind the rapid growth of the vaping industry?

Marketing

Hidden SME overheads: The cost of poor data management

Jon Cano-Lopez discusses the marketing importance of keeping your database in check.

Business Loans

How three companies received a start up loan

Here, we look at three small businesses and their efforts to secure finance through the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust.

Business Ideas & Planning

Should you become an entrepreneur?

Draven McConville brings home the realities of turning that idea into a real-life business. Are you up to the task?

Business Ideas & Planning

Key considerations for a start-up office 

What do you need from your first office? Here, we look at the considerations you need to make when looking.

Marketing

Key design trends for small companies this year

Here, we look at some predictions for small business website and marketing communications design trends.

Business Technology

The secret weapon of start-ups is their website

Robert Elding talks to three businesses about how they manage their websites and what advice can be given to new businesses on the subject.

Finding and selling to customers

Need to create a loyalty programme? Here are some tips

Loyalty programmes allow you to build a community and achieve customer satisfaction.

News

Consumers seek products and services of smaller businesses

Recent data has shown a meteoric rise in consumers turning to independent, local shops and tradesmen over recent years.

Business management

When should you work for free?

Kate Russell discusses how to manage the balance of taking on paid work and giving some of your time for free.

News

UK businesses predict upturn in online sales

Some 59 per cent of businesses anticipate more than a quarter of their revenue will be generated online in the next three to five years.

Advice

Safeguarding the online reputation of your small business

A single negative event can ruin your company's reputation. Here's how to protect your brand's image online.

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Why you need a business bank account

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5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

HSBC - Advertising feature

Business Technology

How to keep your small business safe online

Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats