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How to prepare for business growth in 2022

The team at Funding Options explain how to prepare for business growth in 2022

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Podcasts

Keith Abel: ‘We went from losing money to making £4.5m a year in 18 months’

In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Tim Adler meets Keith Abel, Abel & Cole founder and chairman of Freddie's Flowers

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How to prepare for business growth in 2022

The team at Funding Options explain how to prepare for business growth in 2022

Podcasts

Keith Abel: ‘We went from losing money to making £4.5m a year in 18 months’

In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Tim Adler meets Keith Abel, Abel & Cole founder and chairman of Freddie's Flowers

Partner content

Half of SME owners have never switched business bank account

It can be tempting to stay with the familiar when it comes to your business account. Here's why you should switch – and how to do it

News

Autumn Budget 2021 and your small business

What Autumn Budget 2021 means for small business - expert analysis, reaction and live coverage from the House of Commons as Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers the Budget

News

Recovery loan scheme to be extended for six months

Take-up of the scheme has not been as strong as expected, mainly because of more onerous credit decisions.

News

76% of small business yet to act on carbon emissions

Small businesses account for 50% of all carbon emissions put out by UK business, and a third of total UK emissions

Advice

Overcoming obstacles to start-up success

How can you avoid your new business being one of the 60% that fail within three years? Mark Wright, winner of The Apprentice, shares his experience

10 celebrities turned entrepreneur

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow started her Goop wellness lifestyle brand from her kitchen back in 2008, sending out a homemade newsletter. Today that business has been valued at $250m.

10 celebrities turned entrepreneur

Benedict Cumberbatch

Business management

Former Start-Up Series winner discusses his next growth stage – Matthew Oldham, Unizest

By securing equity investment from The Start-Up Series competition, Matthew Oldham has created an app-based current account designed for people coming to the UK to work or study

News

A third of small businesses fear they can’t repay Covid loans

Small businesses worry that as government support dries up, they'll struggle to repay their Covid-19 loans and will need further aid

News

Sunak offers £500m for older workers to plug gaps in small business workforce

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to announce measures to bolster the workforce, such as helping older people get into work

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

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

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

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.

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16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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