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.
The stigma around flexible working has diminished: 65% now feel comfortable requesting to work from home and collaborative tools like instant messaging mean employees can connect wherever they are in the world.
Employing & managing staff
Small Business Insurance
Without an adequate insurance policy to cover your back at all times, your business could face financial ruin. Here's how to avoid that fate.
Business management
Here, we look at which countries have the most attractive conditions for setting up a business in 2017.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Donal Laverty and Jonathan Richards explore what the future of HR looks like and provide tips on how businesses can get on the front foot.
Buying and selling a company
Here's a rare and exciting opportunity to purchase one of Yarmouth’s best-loved family attractions.
Marketing
For small businesses, ensuring that you have a strong brand at an exhibition is important, here, Marler Hayley guides us on how to set up the best exhibit.
Business Technology
Accenture Strategy and Business in the Community set out the new priorities for business in a digital age.
Marketing
Jenny Hughes explains why a strong B2B brand means more than a logo, and explains some simple steps to take to determine your brand personality.
Business Technology
Accenture Strategy and Business in the Community set out the new priorities for business in a digital age.
Marketing
Jenny Hughes explains why a strong B2B brand means more than a logo, and explains some simple steps to take to determine your brand personality.
Employing & managing staff
Hiring talent can be one of the most difficult part for a small business owner, but the talent might already be within the company.
Employing & managing staff
Inspiring your team to achieve your goals in paramount to your success. Here is how you can build chemistry within your team.
Small Business Insurance
There's just two years left to squeeze as much profit as possible out of the PPI claims sector — and claims software is helping to do the job.
Business Technology
Here, Graeme Newman, chief innovation officer of CFC Underwriting, highlights the importance of GDPR for small businesses.
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?
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade