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Can you have a Silicon Valley office on an SME budget?

Here, Joff Sharpe of flexible workspace brand Storey reveals how smaller companies can take inspiration from the giants when it comes to their office environment.

Office & home working

Finding and selling to customers

The SME sales curse: appealing to everyone

Here, Shweta Jhajharia of The London Coaching Group looks at why the smaller your niche, the more likely you are to increase your sales.

Office & home working

Can you have a Silicon Valley office on an SME budget?

Here, Joff Sharpe of flexible workspace brand Storey reveals how smaller companies can take inspiration from the giants when it comes to their office environment.

Finding and selling to customers

The SME sales curse: appealing to everyone

Here, Shweta Jhajharia of The London Coaching Group looks at why the smaller your niche, the more likely you are to increase your sales.

News

British Small Business Awards 2017: The winners

Many thanks to all attendees, sponsors and partners, for supporting the British Small Business Awards 2017, held last night at the Grand Connaught Rooms, London. Here, we announce the winners.

Investing in a franchise

Five good reasons why you should consider opening a franchise

Here are five good reasons why opening a franchise is a great alternative to starting a business from scratch.

Business Technology

Five tips to protect your business and customers’ data

Here's how you can go about building a secure reputation among your clients.

Marketing

How to become a data-driven company

Below, Matt Smith, CEO of SteelEye, discusses his four pieces of advice for firms to become a data-driven company.

Business management

Networking – the do’s and don’ts and how to get out what you put in

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, discusses the benefits of networking for small businesses.

News

What do shoppers want? The high street battle to engage the customer

‘Shop and stay’ consumers want new and engaging high street experiences – but will spend more when retailers offer in-store events.

Marketing

How small businesses should structure a video marketing campaign

A video component in a marketing campaign must be strategic and targeted to succeed, says Mungo Park, co-founder of Blueprint.tv.

Advice

Small Business Agony Aunt: Your pressing questions answered

Here, some key small business questions are put to Grant Thornton’s Business Growth Advisers.

Marketing

Omnichannel: Where digital and physical retail collide

Here, Laith Murad, CMO of Lightspeed, talks about the future of e-commerce and the importance of omnichannel for small businesses in today’s industry.

Employing & managing staff

Performance management in a 21st century business

This article looks at the performance management process, and the reasons organisations need to ditch outdated annual appraisals sooner rather than later.

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

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?

Partner content

Why your business should switch to a broadband-based phone network

Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching

Partner content

Streamlining document management for your small business

David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management