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Finding and selling to customers

This section provides helpful guides and tips on how to find and sell to customers as a small business. Find expert advice on a variety of strategies to attract customers plus ideas on client retention and selling techniques. If you are looking to acquire new business or expand your existing customer base, these pages provide invaluable information to help you on your way. Want to know how to get more clients? Read on…!

Three ways to reduce chargebacks

As consumers smoothly adopt online transactions, Stephen Hart from Cardswitcher, highlights the problems that card transactions can pose.

Finding and selling to customers

Finding and selling to customers

Boosting revenues to growing your small business

SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at how four small company owners grew their revenues, and examines what you should consider when ramping up turnover this year.

Finding and selling to customers

How to write a successful tender

Here, Celestine Ekpenyong looks at how a small business should go about submitting a successful tender.

Finding and selling to customers

How small businesses can tap into the consumer mindset

In this piece, Jonathan Smith looks into how a business can fully understand the ways to unlock insights into consumer behaviour.

Finding and selling to customers

Beat the gig economy and become a direct selling entrepreneur

Could becoming a direct selling entrepreneur be the best way to beat the gig economy? In this piece, Lindsay Harriss find out.

Finding and selling to customers

How your small business can succeed in the subscription economy

Here, John Phillips explores the huge opportunities that the subscriptions market holds for UK SMEs and entrepreneurs.

Finding and selling to customers

The role that body language and tone plays in sales

Here are some helpful tips to help you manage your body language to help improve your overall sales performance.

Finding and selling to customers

Why one in three customers do not buy your complete range

Would-be customers are unaware of most of your product range, says Royston Guest. Here, he discusses how to put that right.

Finding and selling to customers

The role that body language and tone plays in sales

Here are some helpful tips to help you manage your body language to help improve your overall sales performance.

Finding and selling to customers

Why one in three customers do not buy your complete range

Would-be customers are unaware of most of your product range, says Royston Guest. Here, he discusses how to put that right.

Finding and selling to customers

Seven tips to help your small business outsmart the competition

Here, we look at some of the ways your business can stay agile and keep ahead of competitors in the new year.

Finding and selling to customers

Is bad customer experience stalling high-street revival?

Slow service, rude staff and unavailable items blamed as Britons have such a bad customer experience they vow never to return.

Finding and selling to customers

Male, married and millennial: research profiles a loyal customer

The most loyal customer in the UK is likely be the three Ms: male, married and millennial, according to new research.

Finding and selling to customers

How to bring in the clients you really want to work with

Here's how to move forward to attaining the quality of clients you really want to attract to your small business.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world