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.
In this interview, The Syrup Room reveals how they responded to the pandemic and the success they achieved in cutting their energy bills by installing smart meters into their workshops.
Smart Energy GB
Smart Energy GB
With concerns increasing over human impact on the planet, now is the time to make your business part of the solution.
Running a Business
How do heat pumps work? Can they save your small business money? Les Roberts looks at the pros and cons of heat pumps
Finding and selling to customers
Getting that #1 spot on Google when a customer wants to buy is gold for any small business. Paul Friend shows how to get your small business ranking high
Marketing
Putting together content for your YouTube channel is a real creative challenge. We'll run you through the details of how to film your video
Marketing
Once you're YouTube channel is more established, you might want to think about brand partnerships. Here's what you need to know
Marketing
Sid Partridge, self-employed owner of Partridge Exterior Cleaning, tells Small Business how he grew the firm's YouTube channel
Marketing
Here, we look at how best to market your business on YouTube to maximise visibility for your company
Marketing
Sid Partridge, self-employed owner of Partridge Exterior Cleaning, tells Small Business how he grew the firm's YouTube channel
Marketing
Here, we look at how best to market your business on YouTube to maximise visibility for your company
Employing & managing staff
I have to make an employee redundant. She has been on long-term sick leave, has three years of service, and our annual leave policy is 22 days plus all English bank holidays. Must I pay her for bank holidays while she has been off?
Business management
By securing equity investment from The Start-Up Series competition, Matthew Oldham has created an app-based current account designed for people coming to the UK to work or study
Business Technology
Having a restaurant booking system can help your business run more smoothly and reduce no-shows. Here are ten of the best
Legal advice
Obtaining a patent can be time-consuming and expensive. But a patent can prevent others from using your invention, generate licensing income, encourage investment and even lower your tax bill
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