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.
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Marketing
Export & Import
The Treasury will automatically enroll small business that trade with the EU with customs identification in bid to stave off chaos of a no-deal Brexit.
Small Business Insurance
The sudden death or critical illness of a founder can have unwelcome consequences for a small business. Your SME could pass into the hand’s of an unwelcome family member or even be sold to a rival. Shareholder Protection Insurance allows you to plan your succession as you want.
Small Business Insurance
Private health insurance is the number one insurance benefit employees want. Given the race for talent and working days lost through illness, can you afford not to offer business medical cover?
Employing & managing staff
Rebecca Siciliano of Tiger Recruitment explains what skills and experience you should be on the lookout for when hiring a personal assistant.
Business management
Natalie Reynolds (née Panayi) appeared on series nine of The Apprentice. She's back with her new fashion business, Style Cheat.
Export & Import
Small businesses involved in international trade see US protectionism and global economic slowdown as greater threats than no-deal Brexit
Business management
Simon Willmett outlines the seven main challenges facing every small business, and offers ways to overcome them.
Export & Import
Small businesses involved in international trade see US protectionism and global economic slowdown as greater threats than no-deal Brexit
Business management
Simon Willmett outlines the seven main challenges facing every small business, and offers ways to overcome them.
Legal advice
As part of the government's Good Work Plan, casual workers may get compensation from employers if their shift is cancelled at short notice.
Buying and selling a company
In association with BusinessesForSale.com, we take a look at the considerations you need to make when buying or selling an online business
Business management
We catch up with Matt Fiddes: entrepreneur, founder of the Matt Fiddes Martial Arts franchise and former bodyguard to Michael Jackson
Marketing
Alison Shadrack of Adia PR tells us how to create a press pack or media kit so that you can promote your small business to journalists.
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