Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Small and medium-sized companies continue to shun traditional banking products and are looking towards alternative financial providers, their supply chain or dipping into their own personal funds to finance future growth, research finds.
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Small business leaders are more likely to seek business advice from family and friends than they are to ask for help from a professional, research finds.
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Small and medium-sized companies continue to shun traditional banking products and are looking towards alternative financial providers, their supply chain or dipping into their own personal funds to finance future growth, research finds.
News
Small business leaders are more likely to seek business advice from family and friends than they are to ask for help from a professional, research finds.
Alternative finance
With the government looking to facilitate the process of accessing finance, SMEs can be positive about funding options for the new year, Ben Lobel writes.
Office & home working
Sarah De'Lacy discusses why it is so critical to ensure your office premises are the right fit for your company.
Accounting
Jesper Frederiksen looks at the basics of record keeping for small businesses and what can be done to make the process easier.
Startup Funding and Grants
Phil Mitchell presents advice for giving yourself the best chance of picking up equity investment from a business angel.
Advice
Patrick Llewellyn, the Australian CEO and president of 99designs, talks about the origins of his branding solutions graphic design marketplace and what business owners should consider when thinking about logo design.
Employing & managing staff
Here, we look at how to manage your financial planning in regard to your pension scheme and the auto-enrolment process.
Blog
In this blog Arnaud Bertrand, founder of HouseTrip, explains why the best tech start-ups aren't necessarily the biggest innovators in technology.
News
Fewer SMEs are using the more traditional 'core' forms of finance compared to two years ago, research finds.
Business Loans
Here, we look at community development finance institutions (CDFIs) and how they can assist small companies with finance.
Business Loans
Here, we look at community development finance institutions (CDFIs) and how they can assist small companies with finance.
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