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.
A UK PR company claims to be among the first businesses to implement a four day working week without cutting staff pay. But is this really the wave of the future for small businesses?
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Legal advice
Is a restrictive covenant worth the paper it is written on and how can it be enforced?
Business management
Anand Srinivasan outlines what working capital is and how you can improve yours in a few simple steps.
Business management
Here, Carol Mann outlines five common digital mistakes that entrepreneurs make and how to avoid them.
Marketing
Here's how to formulate a robust strategy for your brand on the booming social platform that is Instagram.
Marketing
Here are some digital marketing tips to ensure your small business is getting the right exposure at the right price.
Employing & managing staff
What is the real contractual relationship between the parties when a small business takes on self employed people? In this piece, we investigate.
Business management
Former 'The Apprentice' star Elizabeth McKenna shares how to scale up businesses centred around a product that's difficult to scale.
Employing & managing staff
What is the real contractual relationship between the parties when a small business takes on self employed people? In this piece, we investigate.
Business management
Former 'The Apprentice' star Elizabeth McKenna shares how to scale up businesses centred around a product that's difficult to scale.
Business management
Holidays are wonderful, but how do you handle the stress of going back to work? Vistage UK's Geoff Lawrence explains more.
Marketing
Customers can be fickle when it comes to regularly using apps. Here, Nick Hucker of Preoday shares some marketing tips to drive app loyalty.
Employing & managing staff
We explore what the key factors are in conducting staff appraisals.
Marketing
In this piece, we look at the things you should know when it comes to Facebook advertising for small businesses.
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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