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A mumpreneur’s account of flexible working and its benefits

Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.

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News

Business bank launches with £300 million pot for small and medium-sized businesses

Businesses struggling with raising finance have been handed a potential lifeline by the launch of a new initiative put in place to facilitate the flow of cash to needy companies.

Blog

A mumpreneur’s account of flexible working and its benefits

Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.

News

Business bank launches with £300 million pot for small and medium-sized businesses

Businesses struggling with raising finance have been handed a potential lifeline by the launch of a new initiative put in place to facilitate the flow of cash to needy companies.

Blog

How boosting the Enterprise Investment Scheme can lift start-ups and small businesses

In the second of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses how extending the Enterprise Investment Scheme would incentivise investors to put more money into start-ups and kickstart the beleaguered British economy.

Startup Funding and Grants

How I financed my software business: Guy Mucklow, Postcode Anywhere

In the first of a new series of Q&As, SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to entrepreneur Guy Mucklow about raising money for his business, which offers web services and software to look up UK and international addresses.

Alternative finance

How start-ups can be helped by established businesses – in finance and beyond

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

Copyright information ‘Hub’ set to be launched to educate on intellectual property 

A one-stop-shop website about rights ownership and copyright licences has been announced by the government.

News

Enterprise Finance Guarantee not opening the floodgates for small business lending

Lending to small businesses under the government’s lending scheme, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), has fallen to a new record low amount.

News

Budget 2013: the reaction

Experts respond to the 2013 Budget and explain what it means for small businesses.

News

Call for more exporting assistance for small businesses

Government agencies have been called upon to ensure small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) know where to go for exporting help.

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‘Ongoing problems with business banking in the UK’ blamed for poor lending figures

The BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending has thrown up some real concerns with UK business banking.

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Why running a micro business needn’t mean huge financial targets 

Entrepreneur Tina Boden discusses why sometimes it's best for owners of modestly-sized companies to keep their dreams small.

Government Grants

Government grants for small businesses in Scotland

David Kelly applied for a range of grants for his pre-revenue social business platform Shareflow. He tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about them.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

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

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

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

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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