Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
This section provides helpful case studies and guides on business reputation management strategies for UK start-ups and entrepreneurs.
A company's online reputation can take a long time to build up, but can be destroyed more or less instantly. Jasper Martens discusses how a business can properly represent itself on the internet.
Business management
Business management
Looking after existing customers has been cited as the most popular reason for surviving during the recession, the Bank of Cyprus UK says.
Business management
Chloe Thomas reveals the measures small companies should take to make sure they maximise the most lucrative time of the year.
Business management
Entrepreneur Jonathan Richards discusses why popularised mantras should not always be followed in business.
Business management
Tina Boden discusses the value of 'giving something back' as a small business owner.
Business management
Jonathan Richards discusses how you can add value to a sale by changing the way you approach problems.
Business management
Trade mark specialist Rob White discusses significant changes in the keyword field in 2013 that businesses should know about.
Business management
In the first of a two-part piece on looking international as a small company Ed Molyneux, co-founder of accounting system business FreeAgent, discusses taking his product to America.
Business management
Trade mark specialist Rob White discusses significant changes in the keyword field in 2013 that businesses should know about.
Business management
In the first of a two-part piece on looking international as a small company Ed Molyneux, co-founder of accounting system business FreeAgent, discusses taking his product to America.
Business management
In part two of her e-commerce guide, Chloë Thomas gives advice on running an e-commerce operation, touching on working space, IT systems and getting help.
Business management
Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.
Business management
Following a successful model is key to the success of any P3 project.
Business management
Paul Galpin, managing director of distribution company P2P Mailing, outlines why efficient order fulfilment is so important for e-commerce operators.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
Employing & managing staff
In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?
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Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade