Ten tips for making your early stage company a success
Here are ten pointers to ensuring you maximise your potential as an early-stage company.
Advice
Here are ten pointers to ensuring you maximise your potential as an early-stage company.
Advice
Startup Funding and Grants
From family and friends to business loans, we explore the avenues to consider when you are looking to secure funding for your small business.
Advice
Here are ten pointers to ensuring you maximise your potential as an early-stage company.
Startup Funding and Grants
From family and friends to business loans, we explore the avenues to consider when you are looking to secure funding for your small business.
Government Grants
Artist Wayne Hart decided to move from Cumbria to Manchester to start a business in letter carving. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to him about achieving business grants, marketing and growth plans.
News
A partnership of UK universities which has helped businesses secure £4 million in investment this year is one of the best in Europe at incubating businesses, a survey has revealed.
Government Grants
Economics student Zahra Charaffdeen received £2,500 in business funding from Accelerator, a specialist business incubator in East London. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the achievement.
Government Grants
Kent-based indoor family entertainment centre Bumble Beez received an interest-free loan of £30,000 in November from the Regional Growth Fund and also received grant assistance from Kent council. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Sarah Cannon about her funding experience.
Business Ideas & Planning
How SABMiller invests millions each year to support entrepreneurs across the globe.
Blog
Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.
Government Grants
Liz Mowatt secured a government grant for business coaching for her company A Giving Tribute, which offers tribute cards for funerals.
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.
News
The government is set to ramp up its support for small businesses which take on apprentices following a report from entrepreneur Jason Holt.
Government Grants
Caroline Eccles, co-founder of Lancashire-based film company Huckleberry Films, received a business grant of £2,000 from enterprise agency Hyndburn Enterprise Trust.
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
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.