The benefits of employing apprentices for small companies
At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Done looks at the practicalities of taking on an individual.
Employing & managing staff
At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Done looks at the practicalities of taking on an individual.
Employing & managing staff
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Legions of skilled, experienced and flexible grey go-getters will be driving the nation's economy come 2025, research finds.
Employing & managing staff
At the start of National Apprenticeship Week, Peter Done looks at the practicalities of taking on an individual.
News
Legions of skilled, experienced and flexible grey go-getters will be driving the nation's economy come 2025, research finds.
Employing & managing staff
Small and medium-sized businesses often attempt to emulate their billionaire corporate cousins. Start-ups, on the other hand, become successful precisely because they have radically diverged from traditional people management models, argues Leigh Stewart.
Alternative finance
Here, we look at the options for SME funding that have emerged since the recession and how there is a method of finance for every business need.
News
The West Country city tops a study of the country's best locations for entrepreneurs to start a business.
Business management
Here, Ian Butterworth interviews three tech founders and reveals their source of motivation, the challenges they faced and their recruiting strategies.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we talk to two entrepreneurs and reveal why you shouldn't dismiss starting your own business.
Business Loans
Here, we look at three small businesses and their efforts to secure finance through the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust.
News
Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.
Business Ideas & Planning
Draven McConville brings home the realities of turning that idea into a real-life business. Are you up to the task?
Startup Funding and Grants
Michael Hammond discusses the difference he experienced between raising money from family and friends and raising funds through private equity.
News
With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law, research shows.
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