7 ways SMEs should tackle cashflow in 2021
COVID-19 has presented a cashflow nightmare for businesses. Here, business coach and author Sheryl Miller offers 7 tips for tackling cashflow as we head into 2021.
Experts explain: An SME guide to unfair dismissal
We turned to the experts for advice on how to ensure you stay within the law when dismissing employees. Hear direct from some of the top legal experts in the UK about how to avoid an unfair dismissal claim.
Are you snooping on your staff or listening to them?
Business owners can make smart tactical and strategic changes that help ensure greater team engagement and increased performance. Here, Nick Matthews, of Culture Amp, offers four practical approaches to drive employee productivity.
Interesting Warren Buffett investment advice featured in annual letter
Alongside a summary of his company?s financial performance, Warren Buffett investment advice also always features in his yearly letter to shareholders ? and this time he had some particularly insightful comments.
Benjamin Button, Tyrian Lannister and other fictional characters try their hand at business advice
It might surprise you how much business advice and inspiration can come from your most beloved fictional characters ? we can prove it.
How to successfully launch a business overseas
Global expansion is a natural step for companies looking to increase revenues beyond the home country ? so here’s how to launch a business overseas.
Thinking of investing in the dating sector? This is what you need to look out for
If you’re considered investing in the dating sector then you may be up for some heated competition given that the sector is experiencing phenomenal growth, and because of its unique nature it is incubating some incredibly disruptive technology.
Me, myself and Jude ? Why every entrepreneur needs a mentor
Charlotte Moore, founder of specialist food, drink and lifestyle copywriting company ThatCopyGirl.com, tells us why a business mentor is a must for every startup.
Retirees can help your young business grow by plugging gaps in expertise
Paying for advice from retired business men and woman could assist your business.
Lack of professional advice leaving businesses open to costly mistakes
SME owners are more likely to turn to their mums and dads for advice on how to run their business than financial advisers, lawyers or marketing experts.
The importance of strategic advice for small, growing businesses
We hear from business minister Matthew Hancock and a duo of exciting entrepreneurs on why getting advice to help your business grow could be one of the most important decisions you make this year.
Learning from Motorclean’s revenue-boosting acquisition
Global M&A activity in 2014 reached a record $3.5 trillion, up nearly a half on the previous year, according to the eighth Annual Brunswick Group M&A Survey, with this year expected to show deal values only slightly lower. But what about SMEs conducting deals at the smaller end of the market?