Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
The Entrepreneurs archive offering advice and tips to help small businesses start and succeed in business.
Business Ideas & Planning
The media has given the term 'entrepreneur' a specific image that may not always be accurate, argues Tina Boden.
Advice
James King, of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow, discusses why a more direct relationship between commerce and education is needed to help boost new business.
News
Women and the over 50's are shunning entrepreneurship, preferring the reliability of employment instead, according to a survey.
News
A quarter of small business owners say that they regret starting up and would rather not go through the pain of growing a company again, research finds.
Business management
Jonathan Richards discusses how you can add value to a sale by changing the way you approach problems.
Advice
Jonathan Richards discusses how entrepreneurs should go about selecting experts to consult.
News
The majority of UK start-ups are clubbing together to share core business functions with other companies, according to a study.
News
One in six people in the UK are operating as an 'online business from home', specifically purchasing goods to resell, or making their own products to sell for profit, finds research.
Sole trader
Entrepreneur Tina Boden discusses what 'invisible businesses' are and why they aren't being counted in statistics.
Blog
Company owners hail Thatcher as a powerful leader and strong influence on private enterprise.
Blog
Entrepreneur Mark Asquith discusses how small company leaders can hone their navigational skills.
Blog
Entrepreneur Jonathan Richards discusses how American author Seth Godin's business mantra applies to small company owners.
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Business Technology
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