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.
With the surging demand of the e-commerce industry, almost all businesses are watching out for having an online store through which they can sell off their wide array of services and products.
Business Technology
Business management
Here, 'Rajal Patni, CFO and co-founder of WeMa Life, explores the concept of running a business with a family member, and all the challenges that brings.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at four key tips for harnessing your negotiation skills to secure your sales pipeline.
Employing & managing staff
The employment landscape of the UK is changing rapidly. The rise of the gig economy, powered by companies such as Uber, Hermes, Deliveroo, and TaskRabbit, combined with an increase in the number of companies placing employees on zero-hour contracts, has created a great amount of uncertainty for many employees.
Business Technology
This article explores the need for businesses to stay up to date with the latest IT technology and threats in businesses. From cyber security to meeting the latest regulations and more, this is an insightful article that discusses the advantages of refreshing your work force with up to date IT training.
Business management
Aziz Rahman examines the scale of fraud in business and explains how it can be prevented, identified and reported.
Productivity Zone
Lack of sleep costs the UK economy £40.3 billion every year due to loss of productivity in the workplace. Sleep deprivation is having a significant impact on the global economy and due to the impact it has on employees productivity.
Office & home working
In this article, we take a look at all the warning signs that suggest it might be time to upgrade your office space. From clashing meeting room schedules to a complete lack of privacy, here are the four indicators that it might be time to move.
Productivity Zone
Lack of sleep costs the UK economy £40.3 billion every year due to loss of productivity in the workplace. Sleep deprivation is having a significant impact on the global economy and due to the impact it has on employees productivity.
Office & home working
In this article, we take a look at all the warning signs that suggest it might be time to upgrade your office space. From clashing meeting room schedules to a complete lack of privacy, here are the four indicators that it might be time to move.
Marketing
The ‘fourth industrial revolution’ - begun with the arrival of digital infrastructure in the late 90s and now led by cutting edge tech in the form of IoT, AI and machine learning - means almost all organisations are now big data organisations.
Business Technology
Nick Thompson, managing director, DCSL Software, discusses the crucial steps organisations should take when deciding between bespoke and off-the-shelf software.
Marketing
If your business is struggling to get into the minds of your customer, then your marketing might not be up to scratch. Here, we go through five tools to improve your marketing.
Business Technology
With Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gaining more and more popularity, we take a look at the five common traits that successful cryptocurrency traders have.
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?
Business Technology
Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.