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.
Less than three quarters of businesses felt the erosion of salary sacrifice would impact benefits negatively, causing employers to rethink benefits strategy, a new study finds.
Employing & managing staff
Employing & managing staff
UK cities experience impressive job growth in the months running up to Christmas but salaries and applications take a knock, a new study reveals.
Office & home working
Tracy Dixon-Maynard looks at some quick wins that will help you achieve a balance of happier staff, lower absence rates and a more productive environment.
Marketing
People trust social media posts with user-generated images seven times more than traditional ads, a new study reveals.
Business Technology
Here, Tristan Watkins argues that any time put into planning, particularly when it comes to implementation of new technology, will pay dividends in the long run for a small business.
Business management
Translation is required in many business situations. In this piece we look at three business hacks translators could help you with.
Business management
Andy Nash looks at three key areas in which SMEs lead the way: managing growth, reacting to topical issues and sustaining strong leadership.
Business Technology
Half of businesses indicate that they will take a cloud-first approach for all IT purchases by 2021, a new study finds.
Business management
Andy Nash looks at three key areas in which SMEs lead the way: managing growth, reacting to topical issues and sustaining strong leadership.
Business Technology
Half of businesses indicate that they will take a cloud-first approach for all IT purchases by 2021, a new study finds.
Business Technology
Employing & managing staff
Nearly half of British SMEs believe leaving the EU will be damaging for their business, but haven't planned to deal with the impact.
Business Technology
A third of UK non-IT business units are increasingly contracting with their own technology vendors, a new study reveals.
Business management
The threat of online fraud is rife and it is essential that companies do not let their guard down, according to Accura.
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