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.
Workplace health and safety expert Karl Young explains the legalities of office working conditions, giving you recourse for when an employee complains about the temperature.
Office & home working
Employing & managing staff
Ann Stainer of Carbon Accountancy reveals everything the small business owner needs to know about getting ready for Real Time Information.
Legal advice
Beth Brierley, of Riverview Solicitors, explains how small business owners should navigate the Equality Act.
Legal advice
Adrian Hoggarth, head of employment law at City law firm Prolegal discusses the employment legislation for owner-managers to be aware of this year.
Business management
In part two of her e-commerce guide, Chloë Thomas gives advice on running an e-commerce operation, touching on working space, IT systems and getting help.
Marketing
Mark Asquith, co-owner and marketing director at DMSQD, gives insight into how to make the most of networking opportunities.
Business Technology
A guide to helping you understand what cloud computing is, and why you should be using it.
Business management
Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.
Business Technology
A guide to helping you understand what cloud computing is, and why you should be using it.
Business management
Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.
Business management
Following a successful model is key to the success of any P3 project.
Business Technology
UK businesses are increasingly replacing bank loans with asset finance as their preferred way to fund investment in IT equipment, research finds.
Marketing
Having a presence on social media websites will help to increase brand awareness, which will help you to reach new customers that might not have found your products/services previously.
Employing & managing staff
I employ two members of staff and sub-contract out some work. I wish to semi-retire and just use a sub-contractor. Do I have to make employees redundant and can I continue trading or can I ask them to go self-employed?
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