Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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?
Small Business Banking
Alternative finance
Rory Earley, CEO of Capital for Enterprise, explores how small businesses should approach venture capital.
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.
Business Ideas & Planning
Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, the co-founders of Mediterranean restaurant chain Hummus Bros, reveal the main steps entrepreneurs need to consider when setting up a restaurant.
Business Technology
UK businesses are increasingly replacing bank loans with asset finance as their preferred way to fund investment in IT equipment, research finds.
Blog
Andrew Brown, partner at London and Cardiff-based law firm Capital Law, discusses the legal ramifications of the sale of controversial derivatives which has put thousands of small businesses at risk.
Sole trader
In 2012, Dana Elemara started Arganic, offering rare argan oil, grown exclusively in Morocco, to the cosmetic and food industries. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her company and how it began.
Accounting
Having healthy cash flow will be crucial to the success of your business.
Accounting
UK business owners are calling on the government to reduce the tax burden in a bid to stimulate growth, research finds.
News
Nine in ten owners of UK small and medium-sized enterprises believe the government’s recent business initiatives have not been of any help to their business.
Business Loans
Finance provider SwiftMoney.com outlines the benefits of short-term loans.
News
Nearly one in five small business owners admit that they have had to sell or remortgage their home in order to gain enough capital to start or run a business.
News
Interest rates on loans to small businesses have risen over the last three months, despite the government's flagship 'Funding for Lending' scheme, according to a prominent finance provider.
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