Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
As a teenager, Fraser Doherty started making jam in his grandma's kitchen in 2003 and now exports account for 10 per cent of his company - and growing. He talks to the How-to Hub about his voyage into foreign markets and the logistical approach he took.
Export & Import
Export & Import
Presenting some key advice from logistics consultancy Reneport for what you should look for in a distributor you can trust.
Export & Import
As a teenager, Fraser Doherty started making jam in his grandma's kitchen in 2003 and now exports account for 10 per cent of his company - and growing. He talks to the How-to Hub about his voyage into foreign markets and the logistical approach he took.
Export & Import
Presenting some key advice from logistics consultancy Reneport for what you should look for in a distributor you can trust.
Export & Import
James Hardy of Alibaba.com reveals what you need to know before packaging your product in preparation for shipping.
Finding and selling to customers
Abby Hardoon presents five ways to guarantee you will turn off potential customers from your website offering.
Advice
Tim Pat Dufficy discusses how small businesses can rebuild and re-evaluate following a long period of economic uncertainty.
Investing in a franchise
Beatrice Bartlay discusses the ins and outs of converting your company into a franchise format.
Legal advice
You might think you own your logo – but it is quite possible you don't. Intellectual property expert Rob White reveals why it is essential for the copyright for your logo to be assigned to your business.
Marketing
Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.
Marketing
Jasper Martens, head of marketing and communications at Simply Business, discusses how a small company should approach SEO with Google's algorithm changes in mind.
Advice
Great ideas need funding - but raising money can be more complicated than you think. Ward Williams Creative examines a company that looked great on paper but faced significant obstacles to getting to market.
Government Grants
Marketing application business cloud.IQ has been awarded £250,000 from the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Smart programme. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to CEO James Critchley about the achievement.
Business Ideas & Planning
How SABMiller invests millions each year to support entrepreneurs across the globe.
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?
Partner content
Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching
Partner content
David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management