Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Ian Rand, CEO of business banking at Barclays, talks about the importance of diversification, the strong cash position of modern SMEs, and why certain fintech companies have some way to go before they master their customer care.
Small Business Banking
News
Bank lending has decreased for a huge number of British SMEs, with businesses in central London suffering the most.
Small Business Banking
Ian Rand, CEO of business banking at Barclays, talks about the importance of diversification, the strong cash position of modern SMEs, and why certain fintech companies have some way to go before they master their customer care.
News
Bank lending has decreased for a huge number of British SMEs, with businesses in central London suffering the most.
Employing & managing staff
Businesses are keen to hire data specialists – but they don't even have to. Nick Jewell of Alteryx explains why every member of your staff should be a data analyst.
Accounting
Here, Ian Smith of Invu takes a closer look at the government’s new reporting requirements, and details the poor payment practices of larger corporations that are putting the UK’s SME community at risk.
Business management
Here, Graham Toy, CEO of the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers, explores how the Carillion crisis could spell disaster for British SMEs.
Business Loans
Here, Peter Tuvey of Fleximize examines the key benefits of alternative finance compared to bank loans.
Employing & managing staff
In this article, KashFlow look at how your small business can encourage productivity and development in temporary employees.
Advice
Here, Gauri Kangai of Geovation discusses how being frugal makes smart business sense throughout your start-up’s scale phase.
News
British small businesses set to invest in staff training to offset skills gaps found in the business according to a new global study.
Business management
Here, Richard Stonier, co-founder and partner of online accounting service Tally, shares his top three tips to stop small business owners from falling at the first financial hurdle.
News
New rules set to be introduced next month that are designed to speed-up the resolution of financial disputes and debts recovery.
News
The majority of SME’s struggle to trust traditional lenders, and in fact prefer to invest their own personal funds and savings into the 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.
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