Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The EU is expanding the ‘one-stop’ system for reporting and paying VAT across the bloc to include all distance sales of services and intracommunity sale of goods. The updated schemes are together known as the EU VAT E-commerce Package. What does it mean for UK businesses and how can you adapt?
Accounting
Smart Energy GB
Great Britain is upgrading to smart meters at a quick pace because of the potential benefits to efficiency, cost-saving and the environment, but how easy is it to get one installed in your small business, and what’s the process?
Accounting
The EU is expanding the ‘one-stop’ system for reporting and paying VAT across the bloc to include all distance sales of services and intracommunity sale of goods. The updated schemes are together known as the EU VAT E-commerce Package. What does it mean for UK businesses and how can you adapt?
Smart Energy GB
Great Britain is upgrading to smart meters at a quick pace because of the potential benefits to efficiency, cost-saving and the environment, but how easy is it to get one installed in your small business, and what’s the process?
Business Ideas & Planning
Is your business plan gathering dust in a draw somewhere? Here’s why it’s time to adopt a fresh approach that will inject new life into your enterprise
Podcasts
In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets Spencer Matthews – entrepreneur, TV star and angel investor
Podcasts
In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets Lady Chanelle McCoy – entrepreneur and former Dragon on Dragons' Den Ireland
Business Loans
Applications for Recovery Loans, designed to replace Bounce Back Loans, were in the 'low thousands' in the first week of the new scheme going live, according to reports
News
The public sector, including the government and local authorities, spend around £284bn each year on goods and services. Yet 75% of small businesses never even apply for public sector contracts. Melanie Bryan guides you through the process.
Government Grants
To help small businesses reopen after a long lockdown, the government is launching the Restart Grant. Here's where you can find yours.
News
Barclay has long history of campaigning for the rights of consumers and small business owners
Business Loans
Government announces 12-month interest-free microbusiness Bounce Back Loans scheme with £50,000 limit and 100% guarantee
Startup Funding and Grants
Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explores what makes a small business right for venture capital investors.
Business management
Ignoring money owed to you is not a business strategy. Sue Chapple offers ways to ensure your small business gets paid.
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