Getting Online
Alternative finance
More SMEs using factoring to improve cashflow
Employing & managing staff
Simplify reclaiming maternity pay!
Marketing
Getting Online
A new dispute resolution service to help both individuals and organisations resolve disputes over .uk internet domain names faster and more fairly, has been set up.
Alternative finance
The number of small- and medium-sized businesses using factoring to get quicker access to cash they are owed has risen noticeably over the past year, according to new research from the Factors & Discounters Association (FDA).
News
Small businesses are not always able to compete with their larger competitors on price, but there are other ways to differentiate themselves and capture a potential consumer's eye.
Marketing
Big business knows that there are many commercial advantages to be gained by deploying the right kind of design.
Employing & managing staff
Too much red tape is preventing many small businesses from reclaiming the Statutory Maternity Pay they provide to their employees.
News
Help is finally at hand for Scottish and Northern Irish SMEs that are having difficulty understanding and implementing the burgeoning environmental legislation in the UK.
Marketing
The Royal Mail has launched a new website service to assist businesses that use Direct Marketing (DM) as an integral part of the their overall marketing strategy.
News
SMEs could benefit from an undergraduate work placement scheme designed to tackle a problem or a new opportunity which a smaller business may not have the time, resources or in-house skills to deal with.
News
Businesses can broaden their customer base, improve their profile, increase productivity and cut down on costs if they adopt a more caring attitude towards their local community.
Accounting
The Better Payment Protection Campaign (BPPC), a joint public-private initiative, has provided a series of example letters to help small firms in their efforts to collect debts and get to grips with credit management.
Marketing
Internet marketing may have become an essential plank of many businesses' growth strategies, but it is an activity attracting increasing controversy.