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…!
SMEs have long been the masters of a personalised approach to business, but with larger organisations making the most of e-commerce to personalise the customer journey, smaller businesses must keep up or risk losing out on their home turf.
Finding and selling to customers
Finding and selling to customers
Keith Softly, head of asset and invoice finance product, global transaction banking at Lloyds Banking Group, looks at how businesses can get their books ready for the festive period.
Finding and selling to customers
Can neuro-linguistic programming help your sales processes? Here, we find out.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Chris Robinson, CEO at Yonder Digital Group, explores why small businesses aren't maximising live support to help their customers .
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Shweta Jhajharia of The London Coaching Group looks at why the smaller your niche, the more likely you are to increase your sales.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we provide a practical guide to measuring customer experience.
Finding and selling to customers
Co-founder and CEO of Spoon Guru Markus Stripf discusses his journey from start-up to partnering with a retail giant in less than three years.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Memberoo CEO, Emma Smith, discusses how to collect and get the move value out of your data as a small business.
Finding and selling to customers
Co-founder and CEO of Spoon Guru Markus Stripf discusses his journey from start-up to partnering with a retail giant in less than three years.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Memberoo CEO, Emma Smith, discusses how to collect and get the move value out of your data as a small business.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we offer tips on the processes to get in place to facilitate and grow your online sales.
Finding and selling to customers
With the rise in online shopping in recent years, how has the retail market adapted?
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Nick Thompson, managing director of DCSL Software, explains how commerce and technology are intrinsically linked.
Finding and selling to customers
Networking isn’t about getting as many business cards or handshakes as possible, but about establishing genuine, professional relationships with others.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
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 Technology
With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!
Export & Import
Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world