Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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.
Legal advice
Marketing
Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.
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.
Finding and selling to customers
Dr Andy Harter, CEO of control software provider RealVNC, discusses the ins and outs of doing business abroad.
Advice
Entrepreneur Chloe Thomas discusses why budding entrepreneurs should focus on a particular area in which to sell.
Advice
SmallBusiness.co.uk takes a look at the growth of an industry in its infancy.
News
A two-year government initiative that aims to assist retailers to grow internationally has been launched.
Advice
Ian Nuttall started his first business with no budget, just a computer and an internet connection. Here, he tells SmallBusiness.co.uk how others can avoid small business debts too.
Investing in a franchise
Rachel Ray is founder of domestic cleaning franchise Bright & Beautiful, and is now recruiting between 10-20 new employees each month. She shares her franchise advice with SmallBusiness.co.uk.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
Employing & managing staff
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
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade