Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
This section takes you through every important aspect of how to run a successful business. It offers expert guides and advice articles on the key elements of business management such as employing staff, finding customers, marketing and sales, pricing, people management, office and home working, business technology and everything else an entrepreneur must tackle in order to succeed.
Professional indemnity insurance provides cover if somebody sues your business and they allege that your advice caused financial loss or damaged their brand. It’s not just for accountants and lawyers but for anyone offering a personal service, even web designers
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Small Business Insurance
Expensive mistakes happen, and one way to equip your business to deal with the possibility of legal action is through professional indemnity insurance
Export & Import
Micro businesses are put off exporting, despite knowing there is an overseas market for their products. Mike Wilson offers a guide to exporting for the first time.
Finding and selling to customers
In this guide, you'll find out what a sales pipeline is, how to set one up and how to manage it – with tips from the experts.
Employing & managing staff
HR has the power to shape an organisation’s culture and future. Whether that’s achieved through an in-house team or outsourcing depends on your business’s priorities
Employing & managing staff
HR starts the moment you hire your first employee. There are plenty of resources and organisations out to help run your HR systems smoothly. But you should see HR as an opportunity, not a burden
Getting Online
Pedram Mershahi, co-founder of Kloris CBD, talks about the struggle of having his domain suspended - find out what to do if you lose your domain
Getting Online
In partnership with The UK Domain, we explain the four steps you need to take to set up your Instagram business account
Getting Online
Pedram Mershahi, co-founder of Kloris CBD, talks about the struggle of having his domain suspended - find out what to do if you lose your domain
Getting Online
In partnership with The UK Domain, we explain the four steps you need to take to set up your Instagram business account
Marketing
Achieving social media success as a small business requires knowledge of the right platforms, a comprehensive strategy, and persistence. Here, we reveal social media tips to help you succeed
Getting Online
There are various website builders for small businesses. Here are who they are, what they cost and how to get your website up and running
Legal advice
Your job title should never be based on your own view, and how comfortable you feel being referred to by a certain position
Business management
Blue Monday is often disregarded, but it can be helpful in improving your employees' morale throughout the year.
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