Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Advice
Starting your own business is an increasingly popular path after university. Sophie Phillipson of HelloGrads.com reveals what you need to know before you dive in.
Employing & managing staff
It’s time businesses became more open minded and stopped snubbing people based on their higher education status, argues Samuel Leach.
News
Employers are open-minded when it coming to employing those who have just taken a gap year after university, according to new research.
Advice
If you are looking to start a business in a university city, you need to know how to sell to students, here are some top tips to get you started.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here are a few key questions for students to ask themselves before making the leap into starting a business.
News
Small businesses and universities must engage at a deeper level and collaborate in more innovative ways if the relationship is to yield greater benefits for both groups and the local economies in which they are rooted, says the Federation of Small Businesses.
News
Unemployment caused by a lack of jobs is making starting up a business a more appealing career choice for young people, according to a new study.
News
A fifth of UK employers believe school leavers make better employees than university graduates.
News
Businesses need to work more closely with universities, according to research by the CBI Higher Education Task Force.
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.