Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
My business is suffering from a cash flow problem and I am considering consulting with staff and imposing a temporary 30 per cent wage reduction for three months. I would then pay this back to them with an additional bonus. What should I consider?
Accounting
Government Grants
Mike Newman, founder of Glasgow-based My1login, received an array of cash grants to develop his small business, which provides an encrypted vault service for logins, passwords and pins.
Accounting
My business is suffering from a cash flow problem and I am considering consulting with staff and imposing a temporary 30 per cent wage reduction for three months. I would then pay this back to them with an additional bonus. What should I consider?
Government Grants
Mike Newman, founder of Glasgow-based My1login, received an array of cash grants to develop his small business, which provides an encrypted vault service for logins, passwords and pins.
Funding your small business
The latest government inititative intends to prise money out of the banks' coffers and into small and medium-sized businesses, but will it succeed?
Business management
Turnaround specialist Louise Richley started digital signage company Beyond Digital Solutions in 2009 and expects a turnover of £2.5 million this year.
Accounting
Clive Kahn, CEO of payment solutions company CardSave, considers how small businesses can combat the UK's late payment culture.
Alternative finance
Rory Earley, CEO of Capital for Enterprise, investigates the emergence of a social funding marketplace for small companies.
Buying and selling a company
I am looking to self-finance the purchase of a small business. Should I classify this as long-term loan or shareholder's capital?
Blog
John Antunes, director of SME & Channels at SAP UKI, considers the ramifications of Wonga's decision to offer business loans.
News
Short-term loan provider Wonga is set to launch a business loan service, which wlll reportedly make funds available within 15 minutes of an application.
Employing & managing staff
Small businesses should look into what the Youth Contract could do for them.
News
An increasing number of small and medium-sized businesses are facing cash flow crises, research finds.
Marketing
Mark Blackhurst started SEO Next from a bedroom in 2009 and now turns over £1 million.
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
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