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The top UK cities to find talented staff for your small business

Here, we look at the cities where you can potentially find the most talented staff for your company.

Employing & managing staff

Office & home working

How flexible workspaces drive creativity and innovation

Richard Morris of IWG explains how flexible workspaces and collaborative working can help growing start-ups maintain their creative flair.

Employing & managing staff

The top UK cities to find talented staff for your small business

Here, we look at the cities where you can potentially find the most talented staff for your company.

Office & home working

How flexible workspaces drive creativity and innovation

Richard Morris of IWG explains how flexible workspaces and collaborative working can help growing start-ups maintain their creative flair.

Advice

5 lessons I learned building my 4 successful start-up businesses

Owning a business can be tough. Serial entrepreneur Aleš Špetič shares five important lessons which will help to make your start-up a success.

Finding and selling to customers

Busy summer months: 5 tips to cope with the retail rush

Summer has finally arrived! Sarah Musgrove of Opus Energy shares her top five tips to deal with the retail rush.

Advice

Here’s why small businesses should accept Bitcoin

Will supporting cryptocurrency payments provide a way for companies to differentiate themselves from the competition? Here, we find out.

Legal advice

Small business legal mistakes – and how to avoid them

Karen Holden of A City Law Firm has represented hundreds of tech businesses and sees the same issues time and time again. Here's what to look out for and how to navigate the legal minefield.

Partner content

The Sharing Economy: A low-cost solution for upscale services

Small business owners have become faced with continuous pressure to appeal to their potential clients and partners. To impress and to appear professional, luxuries such as upscale cars and hotels can do wonders for a company's representation.

Business Ideas & Planning

Six tips for thriving in a one-person business

In this piece, Kati McKeon shares six crucial tips to ensure your one-person business will thrive.

Accounting

Could adapting your auditing process create value?

Here's how adapting how your business goes about the auditing process could free up finances and create value.

Productivity Zone

Productivity slump for SMEs in the North West of the UK

North West SMEs report productivity levels that are double that of their London counterparts, despite all regions struggling to motivate staff.

Advice

Five essential characteristics of successful entrepreneurs

Here, Dessy Ohanians, managing director of executive education at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), writes about five essential characteristics that entrepreneurs should have in order to be successful.

Advice

International Women’s Day: Is starting a business as a woman easier than ever?

On International Women's Day, we assess the current state of female entrepreneurship and ask whether it is easier today to launch a business as a woman.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

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

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

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?