Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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…!
Aingaran Pillai managed to secure a number of government contracts for his open source software consultancy. Here, he gives tips on how to approach the process of doing business with government.
Finding and selling to customers
Finding and selling to customers
Howard Lewis is an advocate of technology-free social interactions. Here, he looks at the best ways to network without a device.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, in association with Boost Capital, we look at how e-commerce companies should be gearing up now to cope with the Christmas rush.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at how positive customer reviews online can be both a blessing and a curse in the hospitality industry.
Finding and selling to customers
Women and movie fans are the most likely to submit their thoughts and feedback about businesses online, according to new research.
Finding and selling to customers
The majority (51 per cent) of people in the UK would happily pay over the odds for something if it meant they received better customer service, a study shows.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, we look at five tips to ensuring your small operation can stack up with and compete against the big boys.
Finding and selling to customers
In this post, Andy Richley offers a number of additional tips that he says will help you to write perfect eBay titles, every time.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, we look at five tips to ensuring your small operation can stack up with and compete against the big boys.
Finding and selling to customers
In this post, Andy Richley offers a number of additional tips that he says will help you to write perfect eBay titles, every time.
Finding and selling to customers
Here are some of the milestone operators in the gaming industry in recent years.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at the ways in which to focus on your customer care as a small company.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, Ed Molyneux gives his tips on nurturing online conversations and relationships for useful feedback from clients and customers.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we speak to three companies about their use of vouchers and how it benefited their business.
Business Technology
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
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
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
Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world