Success rate for UK small business
What is the percentage of success of small businesses in UK? What are the reasons for successes and failures?
Business management
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.
What is the percentage of success of small businesses in UK? What are the reasons for successes and failures?
Business management
Office & home working
I'm considering running a small catering business from my home. Are there rules and regulations which I have to meet?
Legal advice
This factsheet explains the main steps you must take to ensure your business complies with health and safety regulations.
Office & home working
SmallBusiness.co.uk's Top Ten Business Property Tips offer invaluable advice on your business' property needs, providing hints on finding the ideal location, utilising your office space and negotiating deals.
Legal advice
Running a business will present you with many unexpected legal considerations; smallbusiness.co.uk's Top Ten Legal Tips help to guide you through the potential legislative minefield.
Finding and selling to customers
Building a reputation and customer base for your business can be difficult and time consuming.
Business Technology
Smallbusiness.co.uk's Top Ten Technology Tips offer invaluable advice on selecting, maintaining and operating your IT systems, and provide you with handy hints on getting the most from your technology and dealing with consultants.
Business Technology
Spyware is the name given to unwanted software that performs certain tasks on your computer without your consent and it can wreak havoc with your business.
Business Technology
Smallbusiness.co.uk's Top Ten Technology Tips offer invaluable advice on selecting, maintaining and operating your IT systems, and provide you with handy hints on getting the most from your technology and dealing with consultants.
Business Technology
Spyware is the name given to unwanted software that performs certain tasks on your computer without your consent and it can wreak havoc with your business.
Employing & managing staff
There are certain obligations and rules that an employer must be aware of at various times during an employee's working life.
Employing & managing staff
In general terms, apart from what is in the employment contract, what can you expect from your employees and what can they expect from you?
Employing & managing staff
Every employee should be given a written statement of employment that clearly lays down the rules that both you, as the employer, and they must abide by.
Employing & managing staff
Like it or not, there may come a time when you have to dismiss an employee and this guide shows you the best and most painless way of accomplishing this unpleasant task.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.