Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Owen was a reporter for Bonhill Group plc writing across the Smallbusiness.co.uk and Growthbusiness.co.uk titles before moving on to be a Digital Technology reporter for the Express.co.uk.
News
Apprentices are the solution to addressing the UK’s skills gap, say 82 per cent of UK SMEs in results obtained from the Close Brothers Business Barometer.
Marketing
Here, Laith Murad, CMO of Lightspeed, talks about the future of e-commerce and the importance of omnichannel for small businesses in today’s industry.
News
Majority of Brits are sleep deprived and stressed, which is negatively impacting their performance at work, and one quarter of Brits claim to feel exhausted on a daily basis.
Business Technology
Here, Steve Campion from Toastmasters International, gives his top six tips to giving a powerful presentation.
News
Tens of thousands of UK businesses can now benefit from unlimited and vital business services and advice as part of their Chambers membership.
News
New survey reveals that 73 per cent of working mothers are considering retraining for a new career that fits their lifestyle.
Employing & managing staff
This article looks at the performance management process, and the reasons organisations need to ditch outdated annual appraisals sooner rather than later.
Accounting
Clear Books is urging SMEs to automate processes such as credit control, payments and receipts to help save time spent late payments.
News
New study finds duplicated work, frustrating disorganisation, and micro management are widespread within UK businesses
Advice
In this post Andrew Ogden, managing director at Broadcast Media Services, offers some top tips on how to prepare before you start performing in front of the camera.
Employing & managing staff
Here, Jo Stubbs of XpertHR, comments on whether employees have the right to change dates booked for annual leave after flight disruptions.
News
Robert Half UK reveals research looking into salaries and how many employees would actually take a pay cut for their dream job.
