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.
Bigger companies want to do things on their own terms and this can often mean taking advantage of their small suppliers. Phil Rothwell reveals how a small business can stand its ground in the face of corporate muscle.
Finding and selling to customers
Marketing
Holly Barber of FireText Communications presents five reasons for texting customers and prospects.
Employing & managing staff
Small companies are advised to spend up to a year preparing for pension changes, which come into effect in 2014. Jonathan Cowan of Sage discusses the measures small businesses should take.
Business management
Chloe Thomas reveals the measures small companies should take to make sure they maximise the most lucrative time of the year.
Employing & managing staff
People wanting to bring employment tribunals must now pay a fee. Adrian Hoggarth discusses the ramifications for SMEs.
Office & home working
Ed Reeves, co-founder of Penelope, outlines his top tools for micro-businesses that will help present a more professional and trusted image to prospective customers.
Office & home working
SmallBusiness.co.uk presents the main considerations to take into account before operating solely from home.
Business Technology
John Dryden, chief technology officer at ITLab, discusses how today's companies should approach business continuity.
Office & home working
SmallBusiness.co.uk presents the main considerations to take into account before operating solely from home.
Business Technology
John Dryden, chief technology officer at ITLab, discusses how today's companies should approach business continuity.
Finding and selling to customers
Tara Kneafsey, SME director at insurer RSA, outlines the key considerations for companies looking to export.
Business Technology
It can be hard for a small company to rationalise technology expenditure when cash flow is tight. Alison Jackson reveals how businesses can make it add up.
Office & home working
Tim Jarvis, manager of SME accounts at Gazprom Energy, explains the different options open to small businesses when buying gas and electricity.
Employing & managing staff
What measures can I put in place to prevent employees from either asking for last minute holidays or calling in sick? We always receive a spike in requests when the weather is good.
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?