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 the [...]

Accidents happen! It’s a commonly known fact of life. So here’s some information that could help you should things go wrong.
Public Liability
Most small businesses MUST have public liability insurance. This will protect your business if an accident happens involving a member of the public, such as injury of damage to them or their property.
Claims can [...]

Networking is Essential for a Successful Business
Networking consists of talking to and mixing with as many people as possible, although, certain people are more important to mingle with than others.
Advice from the CIPD is that: “It’s important for new businesses to get as involved as they can in their professional area through local networking groups.
“Meeting [...]

In an ideal world, all sponsorships would be for millions of pounds and would earn you thousands or millions of new customers, but for a small business this is very unlikely. But even the smaller sponsorship deals to local charities or niche events could help promote your company and target find your target consumer market.
Who/What [...]

eBay – larger customer base, tiny overheads…

This is one of those topics that can have a book written about it, and guess what – you can probably find one on eBay!  However, it’s worth pointing out the most important aspects of setting up businesses on the popular auctioneering site as more and more spenders are [...]

We have all been interviewed at one point or another throughout our lives. We can probably remember a couple of questions we were asked, but our nerves probably swallowed up the memory of a lot of the questions we responded to.
Here is a general guide about interviewing candidates to make sure you find the right [...]

It is quite clear to see that smoking habits of employees across the country have changed since the new smoking laws came into practice, banning anyone smoking in the workplace. However, how much do you know about these laws, and are you sure your business is abiding by them?
The smoking ban was put into practice [...]