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.
One of the areas that small business don't dive into is Cybersecurity because there is a perception that cybersecurity requires deep technical knowledge. Prasanna Kulkarni, founder and product architect of Comparesoft, explores how businesses can protect themselves.
Business Technology
Employing & managing staff
UC EXPO study finds 55 per cent of Brits see education system as one of the major blockades in enabling collaboration in the workplace.
Business Technology
With the GDPR coming into play in a couple of months, John Spooner, Moorepay talks about the top GDPR risk areas for the HR and payroll industry.
Business management
Here, Emma O'Leary, employment law consultant for the ELAS Group, takes a look for International Women's Day and how women are impacted in today's offices.
Business Technology
More than seven out of ten people feel technology such as smartphones and tablets have become far too complicated over the past five years, with users admitting they neglect basic IT security as a result.
Legal advice
In the wake of the equal pay dispute by Tesco employees, Russell Brown of Glaisyers Solicitors discusses how smaller employers can benefit from reviewing their workplace culture and practices.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Mike Preston discusses the investment his business ProtectMyPeople has made to retain and attract new staff, and what he believes SMEs can do to attract more young employees.
Marketing
Lynn Morrison, Marketing Director at Opus Energy, discusses some best website marketing practices that should be considered by any ambitious small business.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Mike Preston discusses the investment his business ProtectMyPeople has made to retain and attract new staff, and what he believes SMEs can do to attract more young employees.
Marketing
Lynn Morrison, Marketing Director at Opus Energy, discusses some best website marketing practices that should be considered by any ambitious small business.
Buying and selling a company
In this piece, in association with BusinessesForSale.com, we offer some key tips on buying and selling a business in the retail sector.
Business management
In this piece, we examine the reputation of diesel cars today and assess the factors that influence which vehicle to equip your staff with next.
Business Technology
According to research by the Federation of Small Businesses, less than one in ten small businesses are fully prepared for new GDPR rules, even though the changes are less than three months away. To help SME’s, the experts at Brighter Business have complied an easy to follow guide on how to become a GDPR genius.
Office & home working
Research carried out by the Association for Psychological Science says a clean desk can actually stifle creativity, and a little bit of mess would probably do us good.
Partner content
In case you were in any doubt, here are five key benefits of switching your business bank account – and how to make the switch.
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?