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.
Transparency and accountability are the keys to getting things accomplished, but understanding the culture and tools you need to have in place is a challenge for many businesses, writes Richard Langham.
Business management
Business management
Integrated reporting is the latest buzzword when it comes to businesses looking to measure their true value. Here, Darren Craig discusses the relevance to your business.
Business Technology
Senior business executives still neglect to use digital tools when planning their meetings, new research reveals.
Employing & managing staff
Retaining the best sales staff and keeping them motivated is crucial to your business’ existing and future success, says Paul Turton.
Employing & managing staff
Kate Palmer reveals what small businesses need to know about a critical issue in today's workplace: the gender pay gap.
Employing & managing staff
Tony Wilmot discusses how to ensure you are doing everything you can to keep your best people, and attract new talent through the best job candidates.
Business management
Kenny Macfarlane, managing director of Handrail Creations and winner of the Micro Business of the Year at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to him.
Marketing
In an age where consumers are bombarded with numerical data, Jon Mowat explores the power of storytelling in successful marketing campaigns.
Business management
Kenny Macfarlane, managing director of Handrail Creations and winner of the Micro Business of the Year at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to him.
Marketing
In an age where consumers are bombarded with numerical data, Jon Mowat explores the power of storytelling in successful marketing campaigns.
Business management
Sarah Tierney, winner of the Website of the Year category at the British Small Business Awards, tells us what winning the award means to her and the Colony website.
Office & home working
Here are some great ideas to incorporate into your office Halloween party.
Finding and selling to customers
In this piece, we speak to three businesses for a first-hand view of how they use data, and the benefits they enjoy.
Business Technology
Here, we look at some top tips for small businesses looking to update their technology with a new PC.
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