Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
If it's time to take your business up a level and move it out of the spare room and into a purpose-built office, it's important you get it right first time and find a space that suits both your needs and your budget.
Office & home working
News
The majority of companies across England and Wales would like the government to offer more grants and tax breaks towards the costs of energy efficiency measures.
Office & home working
If it's time to take your business up a level and move it out of the spare room and into a purpose-built office, it's important you get it right first time and find a space that suits both your needs and your budget.
News
The majority of companies across England and Wales would like the government to offer more grants and tax breaks towards the costs of energy efficiency measures.
Advice
David Taylor speaks to two different companies about starting up and funding their project.
Business Loans
Here, we look at three small businesses and their efforts to secure finance through the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust.
Government Grants
Harry Norman discusses how his business received grants to further research and development into new technologies.
Legal advice
A company limited by guarantee does not have a share capital or shareholders, but instead has members who act as guarantors. Here, Henry Catchpole explains the concept.
News
UK businesses report spending more than a working month a year grappling with outdated government digital services, according to a new study.
Startup Funding and Grants
If you're facing a funding challenge, the thoughts outlined in this article by Kevin Lonergan should help you formulate a plan of attack that doesn't leave you bankrupt or burning the candle at both ends.
Advice
Here, we look at why regulation can actually be a booster for business.
Government Grants
Chiara Stone, founder of jewellery company Hoobynoo World, talks about a cash injection she received from SUCCESS, a grant provider backed by the government's Regional Growth Fund.
Alternative finance
Here are some methods of funding to consider, many of which haven't arisen until recent years.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we look at the basic considerations to reflect on before starting up.
Employing & managing staff
In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?
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?
Business Technology
Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings