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.
Getting paid and workplace perks are low down the list when it comes to keeping staff motivated, says Rachel King of HR specialist Breathe. Given how difficult it is to fill vacancies, here are top tips to keep staff enthused
Employing & managing staff
Business management
With a steep rise in energy prices, we show you how to find the right energy supplier for your small business
Business Technology
A futurology report predicts that SMEs will be run by lookalike avatars of their business owners by 2050 – here's what they'll be able to do
Employing & managing staff
With the Jubilee bank holiday approaching, Peninsula HR director Alan Price, explains everything you need to know about bank holidays.
Business management
Want to outsource your HR but don't know who to go to? We've got a round-up of some of the best HR consultancy companies in the UK
Employing & managing staff
An HR policy sits alongside your marketing strategy and financial policy when it comes to day-to-day operations. But it’s so much more than just a set of rules and regulations, it’s a document which defines your business
Employing & managing staff
Donna Obstfeld of DOHR takes you step-by-step through the staff onboarding process and explains why, in today’s post-Covid workplace, regular HR appraisals feed in to communicating the company culture you want to promote
Employing & managing staff
Michele Piertney of Acas answers your questions about employees coming back to work after maternity leave and what their job expectations and holiday entitlement should be
Employing & managing staff
Donna Obstfeld of DOHR takes you step-by-step through the staff onboarding process and explains why, in today’s post-Covid workplace, regular HR appraisals feed in to communicating the company culture you want to promote
Employing & managing staff
Michele Piertney of Acas answers your questions about employees coming back to work after maternity leave and what their job expectations and holiday entitlement should be
Business Technology
The frequency of cyberattacks is rising, with 39 per cent of businesses reporting cybersecurity breaches over the last 12 months
Business management
Read on to find out how small businesses can get ahead in 2022
Getting Online
How to get your small business website noticed. James Cooper of digital marketing solution Convoboss outlines all the tools you need to give your ecommerce website visibility
Running a Business
Aleksandra Lotocka from conference and exhibition centre ExCeL London looks at how any business should tackle organising an event, regardless of size
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