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.
Rob Law's Trunki suitcase was a hit – but then another product came along that he felt looked awfully similar. Here, we look at why the rival was deemed not to have copied Law's design and what company owners should do to protect their ideas.
Legal advice
Marketing
Here, Rob Straathof looks at the ways in which to generate interest online in a local salon.
Marketing
Here, Stefano Maruzzi discusses the key considerations to make when putting content on your website.
Employing & managing staff
Some 64 per cent of job applications featured incorrect details in 2015, according to a study.
Marketing
Here, we look at how to optimise your presence online and what must be done to earn the reputation you deserve.
Employing & managing staff
David Price discusses the considerations small companies must make to accommodate the needs of pregnant employees.
Business management
A new report published by Standard Life has revealed some of the key drivers of success for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with research showing an evolution in working practices, company culture and innovation.
Productivity Zone
Here, we ask the question, how many of us actually take note of motivational messages?
Business management
A new report published by Standard Life has revealed some of the key drivers of success for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with research showing an evolution in working practices, company culture and innovation.
Productivity Zone
Here, we ask the question, how many of us actually take note of motivational messages?
Finding and selling to customers
Poor customer experience is costing UK brands at least £234 billion a year, as customers abandon online purchases in frustration and take their business elsewhere.
Employing & managing staff
Lee Biggins discusses why it might be worth thinking about whether your company should introduce a graduate programme.
Business management
Here are some bonding and morale-boosting ideas to invigorate your staff.
Office & home working
Michael Hammond explains how he manages communication in his company when on the move.
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