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.
Deciding to be your own boss is often a lightbulb moment, but finding the right way to achieve this will be your first challenge; should you start a business from scratch or buy one that's ready to go?
Buying and selling a company
Business management
Q: I value my employees' ideas on growing our company but some staff don't have the confidence to make their opinion known. How can I encourage them to have their say?
Business management
Here, Michael Wood mulls over the balance between acting on impulse and being more meticulous when preparing for your life in business.
Employing & managing staff
Ian Cowley brought his HR function closer to home and explains why it is a position worth having in-house.
Office & home working
I have an employee who works 39 hours but he is planning to regularly work 12 hours in a second job over the weekend. Does his extra job pose a problem to the number of hours he is legally allowed to work?
Business management
Make sure you keep a lid on your costs with this advice on economising on your printer.
Business Technology
Here are some key pointers to getting your website right from the start.
Office & home working
Is there a best way to measure employee wellbeing and satisfaction? We are only a small business however we are growing and I wish to ensure that we retain a satisfied yet motivated workplace.
Business Technology
Here are some key pointers to getting your website right from the start.
Office & home working
Is there a best way to measure employee wellbeing and satisfaction? We are only a small business however we are growing and I wish to ensure that we retain a satisfied yet motivated workplace.
Business Technology
Here, we discuss the options a business has when it comes to video conferencing, and why it seems the costs associated with it are not necessarily an expensive investment.
Office & home working
Here, Kate Russell discusses how to keep your workforce in check when the sun comes out.
Productivity Zone
Flexible working hours, a good night's sleep, and praise from the boss are the 'holy trinity' of cost-free ways to boost productivity, research finds.
Business Technology
Here, we look at what can be learned from the responses to the DD4BC DDoS ransom attacks.
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