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.
Passing your legacy on to the right person is a key concern when selling a business. Here, Anthea Taylor looks at the types of buyer to identify and the considerations to bear in mind.
Buying and selling a company
Small Business Insurance
Here, we look at the main benefits to paying National Insurance.
Marketing
Here are a few simple tips to consider for when you are planning your first, or next PR campaign.
Employing & managing staff
Kai Feller from Bark.com offers up some tips on how to make the onboarding process better for new employees.
Finding and selling to customers
How do you successfully build a customer community that feels organic and genuinely valuable rather than forced? Read on for some top tips.
Finding and selling to customers
In this article, we look at one of the key factors that affects both sales and profits in a small business: average transaction value.
Business management
What constitutes 'charisma' in a business leader and why is it important? Here, we talk to small company figureheads about what the concept means to them.
Business management
Starting and growing a home-based is becoming a reality for many entrepreneurs. Two small business owners share why they work from home and how they've grown their companies.
Business management
What constitutes 'charisma' in a business leader and why is it important? Here, we talk to small company figureheads about what the concept means to them.
Business management
Starting and growing a home-based is becoming a reality for many entrepreneurs. Two small business owners share why they work from home and how they've grown their companies.
Employing & managing staff
Employing a variety of people from different backgrounds is desirable in today's working world, but why is political diversity so widely neglected?
Business Technology
Cyber attacks can be a massive upheaval for small businesses. In this piece, we speak to company owners who were hit by malware and share top tips for mastering small business cyber security.
Marketing
Here, Journolink's Simran Ghata-Aura outlines why networking is good for your PR.
Employing & managing staff
Here are some pointers for small businesses on identifying the best candidates through their CVs.
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