Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The Finance Provider of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards has been announced, rewarding the mainstream finance institution best suited to SMEs.
Small Business Banking
Buying and selling a company
In this piece, Nick Atkins looks at what the UK’s trading relationship with the EU and rest of the world might look like after Brexit.
Small Business Banking
The Finance Provider of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards has been announced, rewarding the mainstream finance institution best suited to SMEs.
Buying and selling a company
In this piece, Nick Atkins looks at what the UK’s trading relationship with the EU and rest of the world might look like after Brexit.
Business management
Here, Luke Davis discusses the factors to consider for joint business owners when slicing up the the equity pie.
News
Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty surrounding the EU Referendum, small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months.
News
The majority of small and medium-sized enteprises (SMEs) are more concerned about competition from emerging markets and higher interest rates than the effects of Brexit and the upcoming US presidential elections, research finds.
Business Ideas & Planning
In this piece, John-Paul Savant discusses the main considerations to make when starting your small e-commerce business.
Business Loans
Conrad Ford explores the options for business funding for those without a squeaky clean credit rating.
Business Technology
In this piece, William Newton discusses how Matthew Hancock must support growth outside of the South East as part of the much-delayed UK Digital Strategy.
Marketing
In this article, we look at how a stronger integration with your supplier can result in increased sales.
News
The total amount of lending UK businesses secured through invoice finance has passed the £20 billion barrier for the first time, hitting a record £20.3 billion this year, up 5 per cent from £19.3 billion last year.
Tax
Lelsey Stalker looks at two recent tax tribunal cases that demonstrate how the tax aspects of a transaction can be overlooked, and the qualifying criteria for entrepreneurs’ relief can be inadvertently breached.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, in association with Boost Capital, we look at how e-commerce companies should be gearing up now to cope with the Christmas rush.
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