Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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News
Charitable giving boosts SMEs bottom line, yet only 20 per cent give regularly, and one in four SMEs are not interested in giving to charity.
Alternative finance
Microfinance refers to financial products or services aimed at low-income individuals, especially those who are in areas not served by banks or traditional financial services providers and those who don’t qualify for typical financial services.
News
Charitable giving boosts SMEs bottom line, yet only 20 per cent give regularly, and one in four SMEs are not interested in giving to charity.
Business Ideas & Planning
Choosing where to launch your start-up is a huge decision that can literally make or break your business. Here, we look at the top candidates.
News
One of the leading players in the contact centre industry has issued a warning that up to one million UK jobs could be at risk in the sector, due to smaller businesses being wiped out by a crisis in market conditions.
Business management
In this article, Simon Joyce, managing director, Anchor Vans explains how making alliances between competitors can help your business.
Advice
Picking a location to start up your business can be tricky, with outlying costs and likely survival of your business a priority. We break down the 15 best cities to start a business.
Business management
Steve Kempster draws on the experiences and lessons learnt from an owner-manager leadership training programme.
Investing in a franchise
Here, we look at how to ensure you're making the right decision to invest in a franchise.
Business Technology
Dan Martland, head of technical testing at Edge Testing, offers his insight into the three most important technologies for SMEs in their digital transformation journeys.
Advice
In the wake of the Carillion collapse, Darren Upson, director of Small Business at Xero, talks about how to future proof small businesses.
News
Optimism in global economic growth reaches record level and rises in all countries, according to new research.
Business Technology
Paul Blore, managing director of Netmetix, explains how cloud computing can help them deliver a winning performance.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Partner content
Hospitality businesses have faced a number of challenges in the last couple of years. Find out what funding and support is available.
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