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.
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated how we all work remotely. However, digital security – especially when it comes to sensitive documents – has never been more paramount. ContractZen CEO Markus Mikola talks about the new normal
Business Technology
Business management
Mark Perrin of Menzies LLP explains how you can heighten your chances of your Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan being approved
Getting Online
The team over at the UK Domain explain how you can get more traffic to your small business website with these handy tips
Office & home working
A guide to a small business owner's legal responsibility for homeworker health and safety
Business management
Not every business needs to be sold through a broker. Many microbusinesses could be sold direct, saving you, the owner, thousands in fees
Business management
When the pandemic hit, artisanal pasta delivery start-up Pasta Evangelists was forced to scale up - and fast
Office & home working
Remote working in the Covid-19 climate: what your home insurance policies will and won't cover
Employing & managing staff
We ask employment solcitor, Matthew Chandler, what employers should do if staff won't return to work because of coronavirus concerns.
Office & home working
Remote working in the Covid-19 climate: what your home insurance policies will and won't cover
Employing & managing staff
We ask employment solcitor, Matthew Chandler, what employers should do if staff won't return to work because of coronavirus concerns.
Business management
In the Small Business Coronavirus Q&A, Anna Jordan talks to three experts about issues that are affecting small business owners
Business Technology
SME owners often find solace through social media. Join these five Facebook groups to help your small business through the coronavirus crisis
Buying and selling a company
In the last of a three-part series in association with BusinessesForSale.com, we focus on best practice when completing the sale.
Getting Online
Many small businesses are launching websites to keep sales going during the coronavirus pandemic. Lawyer Marion Kennedy highlights 8 legal mistakes to avoid when pivoting to an online business
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