Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.
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More than a third of the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are missing out on significant VAT savings they are entitled to, according to a study.
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The average small business today pays substantially more on compliance costs than in 2011, finds research.
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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are making major changes to their business models to adapt to global markets, according to a study.
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The number of graduates fresh out of university choosing to work for themselves, rather than becoming employees, has more than doubled in the past year, finds research.
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Over nine in ten small businesses are either 'very' or 'quite' happy about prospects for business.
Advice
Katherine Evans, PR and marketing executive at 08 Direct, looks at how the main pitfalls of running a small business can be avoided.
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One in four people in the UK would consider loaning money to small businesses through peer-to-peer (P2P) lending once the sector is fully regulated.
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A quarter of UK businesses operate without a policy outlining what employees can and cannot claim on expenses, a study finds.
Government Grants
Economics student Zahra Charaffdeen received £2,500 in business funding from Accelerator, a specialist business incubator in East London. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about the achievement.
Government Grants
Kent-based indoor family entertainment centre Bumble Beez received an interest-free loan of £30,000 in November from the Regional Growth Fund and also received grant assistance from Kent council. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to founder Sarah Cannon about her funding experience.
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Small businesses owners are jeopardising the survival of their companies by failing to plan their own exit strategy.
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More than three fifths of managers have been expected to behave unethically at some point in their career, research finds.