Using share ownership to attract and retain employees
Phil Mitchell discusses the ways in which a small business can give its staff share options.
Employing & managing staff
Phil Mitchell discusses the ways in which a small business can give its staff share options.
Employing & managing staff
Startup Funding and Grants
Royal Navy veteran David Pledger, 71, and wife Sandra, 73, have become Britain’s oldest entrepreneurs by securing a loan of £25,000 to start up their new company.
Employing & managing staff
Phil Mitchell discusses the ways in which a small business can give its staff share options.
Startup Funding and Grants
Royal Navy veteran David Pledger, 71, and wife Sandra, 73, have become Britain’s oldest entrepreneurs by securing a loan of £25,000 to start up their new company.
Government Grants
SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five companies that got financial assistance and asks how they went about securing it.
International Business
In this piece, SmallBusiness.co.uk looks into the benefits of launching your product in foreign territories.
Advice
In part one of a series, Peter Rouse discusses the concept of shared ownership in new businesses.
Alternative finance
Demand for lending has remained subdued in recent times but invoice finance has burgeoned, says Bibby Financial Services.
Business Loans
Introducing community development finance institutions (CDFIs) and how to raise money from them as a small business.
Blog
Adam Tavener, chairman of Clifton Asset Management and Small Business Profit Club panellist, asks what is stifling the UK's entrepreneurial spirit.
Marketing
Anil Stocker, founder of MarketInvoice, discusses how he was able to slowly build up a user base for his online finance platform.
Advice
Great ideas need funding - but raising money can be more complicated than you think. Ward Williams Creative examines a company that looked great on paper but faced significant obstacles to getting to market.
Government Grants
Marketing application business cloud.IQ has been awarded £250,000 from the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Smart programme. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to CEO James Critchley about the achievement.
Blog
From taxation to red tape to start-up competitions, company owner Tim Pat Dufficy discusses the factors that impact on small businesses in the UK and how the small business sector can be boosted.
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