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Finding the right office space for your business

Sarah De'Lacy discusses why it is so critical to ensure your office premises are the right fit for your company.

Office & home working

Accounting

How good is the record keeping in your business?

Jesper Frederiksen looks at the basics of record keeping for small businesses and what can be done to make the process easier.

Office & home working

Finding the right office space for your business

Sarah De'Lacy discusses why it is so critical to ensure your office premises are the right fit for your company.

Accounting

How good is the record keeping in your business?

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

Tips for successfully obtaining angel investment

Phil Mitchell presents advice for giving yourself the best chance of picking up equity investment from a business angel.

Advice

Patrick Llewellyn on the importance of small business branding

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

Pension transfers: What changes mean for SMEs

Here, we look at how to manage your financial planning in regard to your pension scheme and the auto-enrolment process.

Blog

Ditch innovation and favour user experience 

In this blog Arnaud Bertrand, founder of HouseTrip, explains why the best tech start-ups aren't necessarily the biggest innovators in technology.

News

Less small businesses turning to traditional finance

Fewer SMEs are using the more traditional 'core' forms of finance compared to two years ago, research finds.

Business Loans

Getting a small business loan from a small business

Here, we look at community development finance institutions (CDFIs) and how they can assist small companies with finance.

Business Loans

Getting a small business loan from community development finance institutions

Here, we look at community development finance institutions (CDFIs) and how they can assist small companies with finance. 

Legal advice

A small business guide to professional negligence claims

Here, Susan Hopcraft, solicitor at Wright Hassall, discusses how to proceed when faced with the negligence of an adviser.

Employing & managing staff

The entrepreneur perspective on getting to 50 employees 

Richard Healy discusses how to navigate the road to acquiring the right staff for your new business.

Government Grants

Winning grants and free support for your business: It’s a RAPP

Tax advisor Phil Mitchell gives some tips on how to find and apply for business grants in the UK.

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.