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.
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Export & Import
Employing & managing staff
Nobody likes writing or receiving redundancy letters. Yet they are useful for recapping facts when a staff member is too upset to listen to what you are saying, says Sue Tumelty
Employing & managing staff
Here are the steps you need to take before welcoming your first employee to your company
Employing & managing staff
Many small businesses have had to make people redundant due to Covid. But you can rehire those same people again, providing you follow the rules, says Sue Tumelty
Smart Energy GB
With the stark warnings issued during the COP26 climate summit still a recent memory – and COP27 scheduled for next autumn – what are UK small businesses doing to help reduce carbon emissions and heal the planet?
Smart Energy GB
Smart meters are a great invention, helping people rid themselves of unnecessary meter readings and, potentially, reducing energy waste. But what role do consumers themselves play in making the most of this technology?
Finding and selling to customers
Innovate UK runs down the top tips for finding and defining your unique selling point and boost your sales.
Employing & managing staff
Do you have to pay employees who are self-isolating full wage because they’ve been pinged by NHS Test and Trace? If so, what help is available?
Finding and selling to customers
Innovate UK runs down the top tips for finding and defining your unique selling point and boost your sales.
Employing & managing staff
Do you have to pay employees who are self-isolating full wage because they’ve been pinged by NHS Test and Trace? If so, what help is available?
Marketing
Social audio, buying through social channels and paying if you want to get your posts seen are just three social media trends for 2022, says Mark Wright
Getting Online
Here are six important aspects to consider during website development.
Employing & managing staff
Amid the "Great Resignation", small business owners are wondering how to retain their employees – here are six tips to keep them happy
Business management
Customer surveys are a great way to get feedback on how your business is doing and what customers would like. But how do you structure a survey to get the most responses?
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
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