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What small companies can be doing to drive business growth

Tim Pat Dufficy discusses how small businesses can rebuild and re-evaluate following a long period of economic uncertainty.

Advice

Investing in a franchise

Adapting your business model to become a franchise

Beatrice Bartlay discusses the ins and outs of converting your company into a franchise format.

Advice

What small companies can be doing to drive business growth

Tim Pat Dufficy discusses how small businesses can rebuild and re-evaluate following a long period of economic uncertainty.

Investing in a franchise

Adapting your business model to become a franchise

Beatrice Bartlay discusses the ins and outs of converting your company into a franchise format.

Legal advice

Why it’s crucial to make sure you own your own logo

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

Overcoming the marketing challenges in an early-stage business

Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.

Marketing

Living with Google: A new guide to SEO for a small business

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

Why having an amazing business concept doesn’t guarantee success

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

UK grants for small businesses: Technology Strategy Board 

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

Supporting entrepreneurship around the world

How SABMiller invests millions each year to support entrepreneurs across the globe.

Finding and selling to customers

Small business guide to trading internationally

Dr Andy Harter, CEO of control software provider RealVNC, discusses the ins and outs of doing business abroad.

Advice

Why going niche is the best choice for a small business offering

Entrepreneur Chloe Thomas discusses why budding entrepreneurs should focus on a particular area in which to sell.

Advice

The right product for the right market: Examining the e-cigarette industry

SmallBusiness.co.uk takes a look at the growth of an industry in its infancy.

News

Cable launches UK Retail Industry International Action Plan

A two-year government initiative that aims to assist retailers to grow internationally has been launched.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

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

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?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings