How can you train your employees as cheaply and effectively as possible?  It’s well known that usually an external training company can be one of your best options, but also quite pricey. However, there are many low-cost solutions that can improve working practices and encourage personal development without resorting to spending money your company doesn’t [...]

Marketing Your Business On A Shoestring Even though we’re battling through a recession, there are still those that believe there isn’t a better time to set up a new business – after all while others are crumbling after years of declining sales, their businesses will be fresh and ready when the recession disappears. But there’s [...]

PR can boost your public image! There’s no point having a great product or service if no one knows about it – that’s where good PR comes in to play.  You need to get people excited about your product or service and PR can do just that for you – but don’t worry, you don’t [...]

Are they doing enough? Lord Peter Mandelson, the business secretary, has announced that the government will be continuing its commitment to providing aid and support to Britain’s small businesses – this announcement comes shortly after the up-roar in the small business industry in response to the recently announced budget which has been said to have [...]

The budget: what is means to your small business… The budget has been unleashed upon the country and not many people are happy – the outlook is grim as Britain is expected to be paying off debt for plenty of years to come.  But what does it all mean for small businesses? The country will [...]

The problems with banks and rising unemployment have been at the top of the aims-list for the Budget for years, but in the Budget this year (April 22nd), these two things are possibly more important than ever. The Federation of Small Businesses (FBS) has come up with a list of practical solutions to help tackle [...]

Looking for cheap new staff? According to research by fish4jobs, you’re not alone. But in order to find the best talent out there for your company, you need to act fast. The economic downturn has lead many companies to advertise vacancies on their own websites and hope to get a hit. According to the research [...]