Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Mobile working has been under scrutiny since legislation made it easier for employees to request it. Steve Haworth discusses how it works for him and his business.
Office & home working
Business management
What are the bad collaboration habits in your company, and how do you break them? Meera Sapra gives some top tips.
Office & home working
Mobile working has been under scrutiny since legislation made it easier for employees to request it. Steve Haworth discusses how it works for him and his business.
Business management
What are the bad collaboration habits in your company, and how do you break them? Meera Sapra gives some top tips.
Office & home working
Over recent years social media usage has been integrated into many professional roles. Here, Neil Atkinson discusses negotiating the line between professional and personal use.
Advice
Here, Sally Barrett-Spring of Moneypenny.co.uk reveals how the business managed its rebranding process.
Marketing
Chris Rowson discusses the marketing methods to employ to captivate your customer base.
Business management
Tony Harris started specialist financial advice service Contractor Financials in 2002 and has since built it to almost £3 million in turnover. Here, he talks about starting up and the benefits of short-term employment contracts.
Marketing
Jay Karsandas of Mobiles.co.uk discusses how three key aspects of digital marketing can help acquire and retain customers.
Finding and selling to customers
Elizabetta Camilleri of SalesGossip discusses how she got to know her customers, how she continues to learn about them every day and the importance of knowing your market.
Business management
Steve Spriggs, founder of William Clarence Education, which offers private academic tuition, talks about his company's marketing challenges, controlling costs and his growth plans.
Advice
Here's how good presentation of your product can be a marketing tool as of itself.
News
UK consumers are 'surprisingly relaxed' about sharing their data with businesses, research finds.
Accounting
Debt Guard is a recently-launched debt recovery system aimed at small and medium sized companies. Here, chief operating officer Mark Burgess discusses the company's plans moving forward, from customer acquisition to marketing.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.