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.
Stuart, the founder of UP Clothing has recently teamed up with Boxing Scotland for the upcoming commonwealth games after rebranding his clothing line. Here, he talks of the pros and cons of rebranding.
Marketing
Business Technology
Julian Saunders, CEO and founder of data management and GDPR compliance solution PORT.im, provides his top tips to get your data ready for GDPR.
Business Technology
Companies are spending increasing amounts of money each year trying to drive disruption (rather than end up its victim) by identifying the next big market breakthrough.
Office & home working
The so-called 'Beast from the East' has ravaged British shores this week, plunging the nation into sub-zero temperatures. Hannah Parsons, a solicitor at DAS Law explores how you can navigate your winter commute.
Employing & managing staff
UK students who study abroad are 9 per cent more likely to gain a 1st or 2:1 degree, as employers urge students to secure international skills.
Employing & managing staff
Kate Palmer, head of advisory at Peninsula, discusses if social class discrimination a serious problem in the workplace and how employers can avoid social class discrimination in their workplace.
Business Technology
Surprisingly, many small businesses are yet to create their own website to sell their product. Here are ten ways you can improve your SEO and rank higher on Google.
Business Technology
Here, Gabriele Ottino, managing director of Doodle, runs through the top apps to help small business owners.
Business Technology
Surprisingly, many small businesses are yet to create their own website to sell their product. Here are ten ways you can improve your SEO and rank higher on Google.
Business Technology
Here, Gabriele Ottino, managing director of Doodle, runs through the top apps to help small business owners.
Business Technology
If you are going to be running a system that implements admins and other privileged users, you will need a programme in place to monitor them. Read on to learn more.
Employing & managing staff
Facing increasing workloads and stress, employees have become frustrated by the lingering operational inefficiencies at work, so much so that it has pushed a third of British workers to look for a new job.
Business Technology
In this article, Andy Richley, marketing manager at Khaos Control, explains the fundamental reasons why an integrated epos system is important for retailers to invest in.
Business Technology
In this article, we take a look at why data protection officers (DPOs) want to find an effective document management system in their GDPR-ready toolbox.
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