Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
This section provides helpful guides and tips on how to find and sell to customers as a small business. Find expert advice on a variety of strategies to attract customers plus ideas on client retention and selling techniques. If you are looking to acquire new business or expand your existing customer base, these pages provide invaluable information to help you on your way. Want to know how to get more clients? Read on…!
Here, in association with Royal Mail AddressNow Capture, we look at how ensuring that you capture and update customer data effectively can bring a number of important benefits to your business.
Finding and selling to customers
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, in association with Barclaycard, we look at a number of key considerations to take into account when keeping customers content.
Finding and selling to customers
Aingaran Pillai managed to secure a number of government contracts for his open source software consultancy. Here, he gives tips on how to approach the process of doing business with government.
Finding and selling to customers
Howard Lewis is an advocate of technology-free social interactions. Here, he looks at the best ways to network without a device.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, in association with Boost Capital, we look at how e-commerce companies should be gearing up now to cope with the Christmas rush.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at how positive customer reviews online can be both a blessing and a curse in the hospitality industry.
Finding and selling to customers
Women and movie fans are the most likely to submit their thoughts and feedback about businesses online, according to new research.
Finding and selling to customers
The majority (51 per cent) of people in the UK would happily pay over the odds for something if it meant they received better customer service, a study shows.
Finding and selling to customers
Women and movie fans are the most likely to submit their thoughts and feedback about businesses online, according to new research.
Finding and selling to customers
The majority (51 per cent) of people in the UK would happily pay over the odds for something if it meant they received better customer service, a study shows.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, we look at five tips to ensuring your small operation can stack up with and compete against the big boys.
Finding and selling to customers
In this post, Andy Richley offers a number of additional tips that he says will help you to write perfect eBay titles, every time.
Finding and selling to customers
Here are some of the milestone operators in the gaming industry in recent years.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at the ways in which to focus on your customer care as a small company.
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?
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