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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Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.
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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.
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Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.
News
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.
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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
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
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.
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A one-stop-shop website about rights ownership and copyright licences has been announced by the government.
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Lending to small businesses under the government’s lending scheme, the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), has fallen to a new record low amount.
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Experts respond to the 2013 Budget and explain what it means for small businesses.
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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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The BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending has thrown up some real concerns with UK business banking.
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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.
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