Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The government could do more to encourage lending and raise awareness of different financing options – but first, it should examine what doesn’t work about its current approach to SME funding, Richard Prime argues.
Startup Funding and Grants
News
The British Small Business Awards is just two days away; here is the complete shortlist for every category that will be celebrated on the night.
Startup Funding and Grants
The government could do more to encourage lending and raise awareness of different financing options – but first, it should examine what doesn’t work about its current approach to SME funding, Richard Prime argues.
News
The British Small Business Awards is just two days away; here is the complete shortlist for every category that will be celebrated on the night.
Small Business Banking
Here, Conrad Ford presents some alternate options for businesses that find themselves turned down for a bank loan.
Business Loans
Taking out a loan at the right time can boost business to new levels, making it easy to pay the money back on time so as to incur the least amount of interest and fees possible.
Startup Funding and Grants
Robert Gordon discusses why Britain’s small businesses should consider bespoke asset finance to ride out uncertainty and keep pace with technological change.
Accounting
Small and medium-sized businesses claimed £970 million in R&D tax credits in the past year, up 24 per cent from £780 million in the previous year, but many companies are missing out on their full entitlement, reveals a prominent accountancy firm.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here are a few start-up businesses that are already changing the face of the beauty industry.
Business management
Luke Davis discusses the challenge of navigating business growth from outside of London and how company owners can find success outside of the capital.
Business Technology
In this piece, in association with Boost Capital, we look at why card payment technology is crucial for small businesses to stay ahead of the curve.
Business Technology
Here, Sanj Bhayro, senior vice president of EMEA at Salesforce, explains how the company's small business solutions help SMEs achieve a highly personalised customer experience.
Setting up a company
Neil Simpson discusses the factors to consider when deciding how to structure your company: LLP or Limited.
Startup Funding and Grants
Here, we look at the diversity in the alternative finance market and what small businesses can expect in today's funding landscape.
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