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It’s your fault Toys R Us closed (partly)

Here, Peter Watson discusses the consumer decisions that led to the downfall of the toy retail institution.

Business management

Success stories

Q&A: Mark Johansen-Berg, owner of SkateHut

SkateHut owner, Mark Johansen-Berg, tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about the growth of his online skate business and what advice he has for budding entrepreneurs.

Business management

It’s your fault Toys R Us closed (partly)

Here, Peter Watson discusses the consumer decisions that led to the downfall of the toy retail institution.

Success stories

Q&A: Mark Johansen-Berg, owner of SkateHut

SkateHut owner, Mark Johansen-Berg, tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about the growth of his online skate business and what advice he has for budding entrepreneurs.

Legal advice

What is IP and what should start-ups be doing to protect it?

Here, Jennifer Baile discusses why it is so important for owners of start-ups to carefully consider how a robust IP strategy will help to safeguard the commercial proposition and future growth of their business.

Business Ideas & Planning

How the UK’s small business communities are succeeding

Here’s what we found out about the UK’s independent quarters and their thriving small business hubs.

Advice

Give your business that edge it needs for success

Follow these ideas to give your business the best chance of prevailing.

Getting Online

Gardening website: Exploring a gap in the market

Buying and selling a company

Buying and selling a hospitality business

Here, we turn the spotlight on the hospitality industry; from entering, running and expanding, to selling your business in this exciting sector.

Blog

The fortune of failure

Failure is a very difficult concept to come to terms with; if we fail then what good can we possibly have done?

Office & home working

The difference between Cat A and Cat B fitouts

In this article we cover the fit-outs for converting an entire building into a working space.

Finding and selling to customers

Five tips on creating market awareness for your sales cycle

In this article, we provide five pointers for creating market awareness for your sales cycle.

Export & Import

Watch out for these parcel shipping trends in 2018

Three months into 2018, here are the parcel service trends to pay attention to this year.

Marketing

Ready to Start a Marketing Campaign?

Marketing and advertising are exciting opportunities for a small business. This is your chance to widen your brand exposure, generate new interest, and hopefully, increase your revenue streams too. Unfortunately, marketing isn’t magic; you can’t throw money at your business and hope to make it grow.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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