Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
This section takes you through every important aspect of how to run a successful business. It offers expert guides and advice articles on the key elements of business management such as employing staff, finding customers, marketing and sales, pricing, people management, office and home working, business technology and everything else an entrepreneur must tackle in order to succeed.
In this piece, Evelyn Timson, managing director of Aspect, explores how John Lewis started a national TV advertising event and what small businesses can learn from such adroit brand marketing.
Marketing
Export & Import
This shipping logistic expert is one of a new wave of businesses revolutionising the way freight forwarding gets done - be it by sea, air or road - by pulling the process into the digital age.
Productivity Zone
Productivity plummets ahead of Christmas: Today’s the day we officially check out, according to new research.
Productivity Zone
Low productivity in the UK is a major problem; here are the top five apps to beat the productivity slump.
Business management
Here, Claire Wilson, content strategy director at Stratton Craig, discusses the benefits of piggyback content.
Employing & managing staff
In this article, KashFlow look at how your small business can encourage productivity and development in temporary employees.
Business management
Here, Keren Lerner, CEO of Top Left Design, looks at the early stages of brand conception, mission statement, target audience and how to utilise the different platforms to create an authentic experience for followers to engage with.
Business Technology
Christmas is approaching so we decided to tell you how to improve your customer's card payment experience during the festive period.
Business management
Here, Keren Lerner, CEO of Top Left Design, looks at the early stages of brand conception, mission statement, target audience and how to utilise the different platforms to create an authentic experience for followers to engage with.
Business Technology
Christmas is approaching so we decided to tell you how to improve your customer's card payment experience during the festive period.
Business Technology
Here, Mark Chimley, founder of DPHub, explores what cyber security measures businesses should implement in 21018.
Office & home working
Here, we explore why 70 per cent of organisations predicted to adopt flexible working by 2020?
Business Technology
Devices will better serve our needs through the power of AI, encouraging us to be a better version of ourselves, according to 2018 business technology trends.
Productivity Zone
Did you know that the average British employee loses up to 70 working days a year because of low productivity? That equates to a staggering loss of 2.2billion working days a year.
Partner content
In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.
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?