How to make a business partnership work
Companies led by a duo rather than a single head often attribute their success to the power of their business partnership.
Business Ideas & Planning
Companies led by a duo rather than a single head often attribute their success to the power of their business partnership.
Business Ideas & Planning
Legal advice
I have developed and researched a new idea that I think has the potential to be commercially successful. How do I protect my idea?
Business Ideas & Planning
Companies led by a duo rather than a single head often attribute their success to the power of their business partnership.
Legal advice
I have developed and researched a new idea that I think has the potential to be commercially successful. How do I protect my idea?
Business management
Mum of two Denise Proctor started baby equipment rental service The Baby Loft in 2010 and expects to double its opening year's turnover of £20,000 this year.
News
Business owners are concerned that shorter apprenticeship schemes do not provide the same value as longer courses, the Forum of Private Business warns.
Advice
SmallBusiness.co.uk presents five ideas for increasing profitability and keeping your business in the black.
Business Technology
As any business owner knows, both efficiency and effective communication are the Holy Grail of good business management.
Business management
There has never been a better time for small enterprises across the UK to be embracing worldwide trade in order to help their businesses flourish and grow.
Employing & managing staff
Companies are empowering staff at all levels of authority to contribute key ideas and strategies and the resulting intrapreneurs can benefit businesses in multiple ways, writes Ben Lobel.
Blog
Jamie Lyons, co-founder of FundedApps, Adi Gaskell, editor for the CMI's management blog, and Nigel Botterill, founder of Entrepreneur's Circle, offer their views on Wednesday's The Apprentice, in which the teams had to produce and market a new brand of biscuit.
Marketing
Brands looking to make their mark within the social media sphere need to be aware of the potential pitfalls.
News
Online advertising in the UK was up 10 per cent in the first half of 2010 to £1.97 billion.
Blog
As Spanish banking giant Santander completes its rebranding of Abbey National and Bradford and Bingley this month, and American conglomerate Kraft swallows up Cadbury, many may feel a pang of sadness as the darlings of British business keep diminishing.
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
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?
Business Technology
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