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Dealing with a court battle as an SME

Mike Watson, MD of industrial cleaning company Tube Tech International, has fought three legal battles over 25 years.

Legal advice

Small Business Banking

Refinance your business 

Refinancing, if successful, can transform a company, not only by providing the funds it needs on terms which are not going to choke it, but also by opening a relationship with sources of support, expertise and useful contacts.

Legal advice

Dealing with a court battle as an SME

Mike Watson, MD of industrial cleaning company Tube Tech International, has fought three legal battles over 25 years.

Small Business Banking

Refinance your business 

Refinancing, if successful, can transform a company, not only by providing the funds it needs on terms which are not going to choke it, but also by opening a relationship with sources of support, expertise and useful contacts.

Blog

Keeping the Bank happy

Trevor Nobbs, associate director of Barclays business support team, to offer some top tips to staying on your bank manager's good side during the downturn.

Accounting

How to reduce your tax bill

Death and taxes may be the only certain things in life – but there are ways of minimising the impact of the latter.

Business Ideas & Planning

Start a business for under £200

SmallBusiness.co.uk has a wealth of articles and guides to help you save money when starting out in business.

Alternative finance

Finding alternative funding for your industry

Until the economy returns to a position of normality and bank lending picks up again, SMEs are seeking alternative sources of finance.

News

Firms ‘need pension breathing space’

Businesses need to be given more help with managing their pension schemes, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) claims.

Alternative finance

Alternative sources of financing

Bhodi Sunth, director at finance company Azure Global, outlines the options available when you need to raise funds.

Office & home working

Office space to suit

If the cost of your office isn't leaving much breathing space on the balance sheet, there may be alternatives.

Business management

Budget wish list for small businesses

With the G20 summit now over, all attention will be turning to the upcoming Budget on 22 April.

Business Ideas & Planning

Wake up and smell the coffee

Ever since hit TV sitcom Friends reached our shores, lounging in coffee shops has become a national pastime – as seen by Costa’s plans to double its stores over the next five years. So here are some things to consider if you want to start your own coffee shop.

Employing & managing staff

Flexible staff – Tips on hiring temporary workers

The recent sacking of 850 agency workers by BMW demonstrated how companies use non-permanent staff to protect themselves in a turbulent economy. But you need to know the pitfalls before hiring temporary workers.

Partner content

What are the funding options for hospitality businesses?

Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.

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