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.
Electric vehicles have never been better or more affordable, and an electric car business lease could be a great option for you and your employees’ company cars
Business car leasing
Finding and selling to customers
To help you get ready for Black Friday, B2B digital market place, Market Inspector offers up some tips to help sales
Finding and selling to customers
The Audit Lab shares five tips to strengthen your Black Friday SEO, along with some examples to show you how it's done
Employing & managing staff
This article will be discussing how to use a salary sacrifice pension scheme and how your business can save money through it.
Getting Online
A merchant account acts as the buffer between your customer and your business account. Think of it as a holding pen where your money is parked while your e-commerce sale is validated
Finding and selling to customers
Some postal workers are on strike during Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Here are alternatives to Royal Mail to help see your business through
Marketing
A report into social media trends shows what is up and coming for 2023. Do you agree with the top 10 predictions?
Legal advice
NDAs or non-disclosure agreements are becoming increasingly common. When should you use them? And are they even enforceable?
Marketing
A report into social media trends shows what is up and coming for 2023. Do you agree with the top 10 predictions?
Legal advice
NDAs or non-disclosure agreements are becoming increasingly common. When should you use them? And are they even enforceable?
Getting Online
Ten things you can do to make more sales through your website. Some are quick fixes and others longer term to drive conversions
Employing & managing staff
Three quarters of businesses impacted by staff shortages over the past year, with nearly half saying they can't meet customer demand as a result, according to CBI survey
Running a Business
Entrepreneur and former Olympic heptathlete, Jessica Ennis Hill, speaks to Sifted Summit 2022 about her start-up firm, Jennis
Employing & managing staff
34% of businesses expect four-day week to become a reality in next ten years, but only 1 per cent plan to implement it without cutting pay
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