small business Archive
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Small Business Websites: Why you need to be online
Posted on March 7, 2013 | No CommentsWord of mouth is just not enough anymore. To ensure consumers knock at your door, and not your competitor’s, they need to be able to find your business easily. Gone are days when you know all of your neighbours, know what industries they work in,... -
Only 35% of Business Feel Understood by their Bank
Posted on November 22, 2012 | No CommentsMuch has been written in recent months about the breakdown in relationships between the big high street banks and small businesses. As we discussed the other day the government’s schemes to improve lending to small businesses do not appear to be working. Meanwhile bank bosses... -
Where do Small Businesses get their Sales Leads?
Posted on October 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsWe took a look at the Success in Challenging Times: Key Lessons for UK SMEs report from the University of Surrey a couple of days ago. We have already written a blog post on its findings about how start-ups and small businesses finance themselves. But... -
The Life of an Entrepreneur: Reasonable hours, job satisfaction but lots of worry
Posted on October 9, 2012 | No CommentsInsurers Hiscox have published their latest report into attitudes among entrepreneurs and those running SME businesses. Their report compares attitudes in the UK with similar business people in the USA, Germany, France, Spain and Holland. Although the report does not focus on new businesses it... -
FSB Find Small Businesses Create Most Jobs
Posted on September 25, 2012 | No CommentsThe Federation of Small Businesses have published some new research into the impact of Britain’s SMEs on the job market. They claim, not only that small businesses are more consistent in employing people, but that they are also more likely to hire the young, unemployed... -
Local Banking for the Small Business Market
Posted on September 19, 2012 | No CommentsThis week the government hinted that they are moving towards a government backed ‘business bank’. This is something which has been called for by a number of organisations including the Labour Party, British Chambers of Commerce and Federation of Small Businesses. Some of these groups... -
Government “Small Business Bank” Being Discussed
Posted on September 12, 2012 | No CommentsIt is widely recognised that small businesses are struggling to get funding from the mainstream banks. The scale of this problem is such that it is said to be holding back the whole UK economy. As a result The Labour Party, The British Chambers of... -
Getting Away with it: Will Companies House Notice if You Fail to File Documents?
Posted on August 6, 2012 | No CommentsMany people don’t realise that when they create a limited company they are taking on a range of duties which have to be completed every year. Many more people fail to realise that the penalty for not meeting these requirements is prosecution. On forming a... -
UK Government Tries to Kickstart Bank Lending (again)
Posted on August 1, 2012 | No CommentsThe current unwillingness of the major banks to lend to start-ups and small business has been well documented. Securing funding is the biggest problem for start-ups at the moment. This has contributed to the rising popularity of crowdfunding and alternative peer to peer funding schemes.... -
What is an SME?
Posted on July 31, 2012 | No CommentsOver the last year there have been a lot of accusations flying around about SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). Articles have been written denouncing the SME term and claiming that large corporations don’t understand how to talk to small businesses. Meanwhile the UK’s small business...
