Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
In the first of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses how existing businesses can play a major role in supporting start-ups.
Alternative finance
News
A one-stop-shop website about rights ownership and copyright licences has been announced by the government.
Alternative finance
In the first of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses how existing businesses can play a major role in supporting start-ups.
News
A one-stop-shop website about rights ownership and copyright licences has been announced by the government.
News
Lending to small businesses under the government’s lending scheme, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), has fallen to a new record low amount.
News
Experts respond to the 2013 Budget and explain what it means for small businesses.
News
Government agencies have been called upon to ensure small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) know where to go for exporting help.
News
The BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending has thrown up some real concerns with UK business banking.
Blog
Entrepreneur Tina Boden discusses why sometimes it's best for owners of modestly-sized companies to keep their dreams small.
Government Grants
David Kelly applied for a range of grants for his pre-revenue social business platform Shareflow. He tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about them.
Employing & managing staff
The introduction of real-time information reporting could prove to be a time-consuming nuisance, small business owners fear.
Business Loans
Almost three quarters of small company owners launched their new business venture with working capital of £2,000 or less, research finds.
Small Business Banking
My bank is forcing me to restructure my overdraft into a loan. It will be more expensive and in 4-6 months time I may not even need an overdraft. Through circumstance I have never signed a directors' guarantor for the overdraft. Can they still force me into this position?
Alternative finance
Rory Earley, CEO of Capital for Enterprise, explores how small businesses should approach venture capital.
Partner content
Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade
Partner content
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?
Partner content
Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching
Partner content
David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management