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.
Consumer mobile VoIP services like Skype, Viber, Vyke and WhatsApp are enjoying accelerating growth. Mark Egginton, sales and marketing director from Vyke, investigates why enterprise is feeling left out.
Business Technology
Marketing
Conrad Ford, managing director of Funding Options, looks at some internet and social media marketing methods you might use as a small business.
Employing & managing staff
With the cost of sick leave absence escalating, Neil Atkinson discusses how to address the problem in six steps.
Finding and selling to customers
Rik Hellewell discusses how changes to EU distance selling regulations could be problematic for small enterprises.
Employing & managing staff
Are there any new HR and employment laws that I should be aware of as a small business owner?
Legal advice
Tom Lingard discusses the new Defamation Act and how it impacts on what businesses can post online.
Business management
Business risk specialist Darren Hickman of ComplianceAssist gives advice on how to keep your business financially secure.
Business management
In this article, Jesper Frederiksen shares his advice on how to manage your business as it grows from acorn to oak tree to forest.
Business management
Business risk specialist Darren Hickman of ComplianceAssist gives advice on how to keep your business financially secure.
Business management
In this article, Jesper Frederiksen shares his advice on how to manage your business as it grows from acorn to oak tree to forest.
Legal advice
What happens when a staff member crosses the line and needs to have their contract terminated?
Employing & managing staff
Can I introduce a policy that allows me to recoup the costs of training from staff who leave within a period of time? This has been a problem for me in the past and I want to try and save money if possible while retaining staff.
Employing & managing staff
Employee absence can be particularly damaging to the productivity of a small business. Employment expert Adrian Hoggarth outlines how to regain control of the situation as a company owner.
Business Technology
Matt Pierce explores how companies can use video to support their businesses effectively and efficiently.
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