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.
News
The majority of UK start-ups are clubbing together to share core business functions with other companies, according to a study.
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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.
Blog
Over the past year, we saw swathes of government policies aimed at getting business moving in this fetid economic climate, some promising, some half-baked. Now there's a new one, or at least a development of an old one, to inspire or deflate entrepreneurs for the new year.
News
British entrepreneurs demonstrate a far more prudent and risk-averse attitude than the general public, according to a psychological study.
News
Nearly one in five small business owners admit that they have had to sell or remortgage their home in order to gain enough capital to start or run a business.
Business Ideas & Planning
Norman Shaw, founder of mobile data security company ExactTrak, talks funding, intellectual property and entrepreneurial ambition.
Business management
Nick Telson co founded DesignMyNight.com, an online service that helps users plan their evening's entertainment, with a university friend in 2009. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up.
Blog
Author Simon J Benn continues his advocacy of positive thinking as an entrepreneur.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis
Investing in a franchise
Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.