Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
There seems to be confusion around what businesses think investors are looking for in a strong management team, and what investors are actually looking for, argues Nigel Walker, head of innovation lending at Innovate UK.
Startup Funding and Grants
Alternative finance
For many small businesses, equipment financing is a fact of life.
Startup Funding and Grants
There seems to be confusion around what businesses think investors are looking for in a strong management team, and what investors are actually looking for, argues Nigel Walker, head of innovation lending at Innovate UK.
Alternative finance
For many small businesses, equipment financing is a fact of life.
Business management
Running a small business ‘detrimental to physical health’, as 1.8 million SME owners have had a health scare since starting their business.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we look at how four online platforms have disrupted the sector in which they operate.
Tax
In this piece Jenny Tragner, director of R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, discusses how R&D tax credits are helping small businesses and SMEs to innovate and thrive.
Alternative finance
You need to provide the best experiences for your customers. But a competitive market doesn't give small businesses any breaks. You can move your business forward with a merchant cash advance.
Business management
Sixty per cent of UK small businesses struggle to access vital services due to poor credit ratings.
Startup Funding and Grants
Here, we break down where your money is likely to be spent when starting your new business.
Startup Funding and Grants
The supply and demand for business finance changes drastically towards the Christmas build-up, showing trends that are not seen during any time of year. Here, we investigate.
News
‘Won’t be home this Christmas’: 1.3 million SME owners will miss family festivities this year due to work.
Advice
Here, Russ Madley, head of B2B, Kaspersky Lab, gives his advice on how to go about starting out as an SME
Business Technology
Devices will better serve our needs through the power of AI, encouraging us to be a better version of ourselves, according to 2018 business technology trends.
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.
Partner content
Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems