Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
After six years of working as a Big Brother producer, wacky inventor Shed Simove gave up his glamorous TV job to concentrate on his novelty product company The Talent Shed, using a unique selling point: himself.
Business management
Business management
Duncan Farrington diversified his family farm and started Farrington Oils in 2005.
Business management
After six years of working as a Big Brother producer, wacky inventor Shed Simove gave up his glamorous TV job to concentrate on his novelty product company The Talent Shed, using a unique selling point: himself.
Business management
Duncan Farrington diversified his family farm and started Farrington Oils in 2005.
News
Entrepreneurs in Cambridge are starting their own bank as a reaction to the institutions' reluctance to lend.
Business management
Star of Dragons’ Den and multimillionaire recruitment entrepreneur James Caan talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the importance of SME finance and how Dragons’ Den has helped the UK economy.
Alternative finance
Credit is what sustains most businesses. Without access to a working credit line, many small businesses would find it impossible to bridge the cash flow gap between the raising of an invoice and its eventual settlement.
Business management
After being made redundant, Matt Stockdale developed his oven cleaning product into a successful company called HomePride with a turnover of more than £4 million.
Business management
Alexander Fairfax is 22 years old and founded branded mobile search service Jeanie Media last year.
Business management
Karin Ridges founded Mad Promotions, a PR company for ethical businesses, back in 2005.
News
Almost £2 million of European funding has been given to the Institute of Digital Innovation (IDI) to help start 90 new companies in the north-east.
Accounting
In these uncertain times it’s important to keep your cool and make the right decisions.
Business management
Founder of insurance comparison website Confused.com, Sara Murray set up GPS tracking device company Buddi which is due to hit a turnover of £4 million.
Business management
After appearing on the BBC's Dragons' Den, Tim Williams was promptly booted off without a penny. A year and a half on and his travel pillow invention Jetsleeper is a roaring success.
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