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Using simple technology to improve my small business

This article looks at five simple technologies that business owners can adopt to improve their small business, in terms of costs and efficiency.

Smart Energy GB

Podcasts

Charlie Mullins: ‘I don’t like banks – they’re crooks in suits’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan meets Charlie Mullins, founder and chairman of Pimlico (formerly Pimlico Plumbers)

Smart Energy GB

Using simple technology to improve my small business

This article looks at five simple technologies that business owners can adopt to improve their small business, in terms of costs and efficiency.

Podcasts

Charlie Mullins: ‘I don’t like banks – they’re crooks in suits’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan meets Charlie Mullins, founder and chairman of Pimlico (formerly Pimlico Plumbers)

Finding and selling to customers

5 tips to maximise Black Friday sales during lockdown

This year’s Black Friday takes place on November 27. How can you maximise online sales while your business is in lockdown?

Marketing

How to use Snapchat to sell your products to Gen Z

Snapchat is ubiquitous for those aged between 14 and 24 in the States. Yet many small businesses are timid about marketing to Gen Z. Brian Skewes shows you how

Finding and selling to customers

Five ways to add value to retain your customers

96% of customers say they would avoid a business because of bad customer service. Retaining customers is just as important as finding new ones, says Aileen Allkins

Marketing

Getting started and making money in affiliate marketing

Affiliate marketing has become $1.7bn industry in Britain alone. But what is it and how do you make money from it?

Podcasts

Theo Paphitis: ‘My school showed me the door at 16 because I was a lost cause’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan meets Theo Paphitis, a businessman, retail expert, shopkeeper and former Dragon

The Start-Up Series

What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Phil Daneshyar, Kanda

Kanda began as a way for tradespeople to know they would get paid when a job was done. Today it’s a quote, invoicing and finance solution for tradesmen and customers

News

NatWest and ITV launch £150,000 TV ad prize for small businesses

NatWest and ITV have teamed up to offer three small businesses a chance to win their own £150,000 TV advert

Marketing

3 marketing strategies for your small business compared

3 marketing strategies most small businesses use compared – digital advertising, internet search and branded content. Which one is right for you?

Podcasts

John Tusa: ‘Risk and opportunity are different sides of the same coin’

In this podcast episode, Anna Jordan speaks to John Tusa, author, journalist and former Newsnight presenter

Advice

How to start a new business if Covid makes you redundant

COVID-19 is expected to decimate the UK jobs market, with unemployment doubling to 7.5% by the end of 2020. How to set up on your own if you’ve been made redundant.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

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?