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Consumers go for products with social media buzz

Consumers and business buyers are willing to pay up to 10 per cent more for brands that offer interesting content and engaging social media experiences, research finds.

Marketing

Business management

Why now is the right time for small businesses to prepare for Christmas

Chloe Thomas reveals the measures small companies should take to make sure they maximise the most lucrative time of the year.

Marketing

Consumers go for products with social media buzz

Consumers and business buyers are willing to pay up to 10 per cent more for brands that offer interesting content and engaging social media experiences, research finds.

Business management

Why now is the right time for small businesses to prepare for Christmas

Chloe Thomas reveals the measures small companies should take to make sure they maximise the most lucrative time of the year.

Government Grants

UK grants for small businesses: Technology Strategy Board 

Marketing application business cloud.IQ has been awarded £250,000 from the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Smart programme. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to CEO James Critchley about the achievement.

Office & home working

Remote working and flexible working options

Businesses and their employees have much to gain from operating flexible working options.

Business Technology

Data capture, good navigation and content: three things that should be on every small business website

Chloe Thomas explains how to ensure more conversions on your website through three critical methods.

Blog

How to keep productive as a small business owner/manager

Entrepreneur Mark Asquith discusses how small company leaders can hone their navigational skills.

Marketing

A guide to networking for a small business owner

Mark Asquith, co-owner and marketing director at DMSQD, gives insight into how to make the most of networking opportunities.

Sole trader

Sole Trader Case Study: Running a SEO business

Sam Wright started SEO and web content provider Blink in 2010. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up and how the lifestyle of a sole trader suits him.

Business Technology

Advice on launching a website for a restaurant or pub

The task of putting a website out can be riddled with challenges, ranging from getting the right message across to effective search engine optimisation. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to one pub restaurant business about their experience.

Marketing

5 Ways to market your small business 

Developments in technology and the popularity of social media have bought many opportunities to small businesses, especially in terms of marketing.

Finding and selling to customers

The sales process of the future

Technologically enhanced, socially connected and fearsomely well informed about customers and markets, today's salespeople are a different breed from the pushy types who banged on doors and invaded shop floors. Ben Lobel looks at how the sales process is evolving.

Marketing

Optimising Twitter for business

In this age of 24/7 communication, your consumers are not only people who buy your product or services, but are vital to your online presence and valued members of your marketing team.

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

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

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.