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Employment & HR
How to onboard your employees – and make sure they stay

How to onboard your employees – and make sure they stay

Onboarding new staff onto your team is a crucial part of the hiring process. Fail to offer the right support in those first few months and you risk having to go through the recruitment process...

Kat Haylock Kat Haylock
Sales & Marketing
What is your best position? And does size matter?

What is your best position? And does size matter?

Positions are very important for a number of reasons - you may or may not want to see a full-frontal view or you may or may not want to get a deep feeling of impact. How and where you position...

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Exporting & Importing
How to Import from China to UK

How to Import from China to UK

What You Need to Know About Importing From China to UK You’ve done your research and you feel you’re ready to take the plunge and start importing your products from China and import to the UK. My...

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News
Landlords forced to rent empty shops to rejuvenate high streets

Landlords forced to rent empty shops to rejuvenate high streets

Landlords will be forced to rent out shops that have been empty for one year or longer as part of government plans to rejuvenate high streets. Under the proposals, revealed in the Queen’s Speech...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
Sales & Marketing
Six simple techniques to quickly grow your email marketing list

Six simple techniques to quickly grow your email marketing list

Email marketing may be a bit old-school, but it’s still a very effective marketing tool that businesses should continue to invest in. With great email content and a decent number of subscribers...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
News
UKBF Raising Finance webinar | Thursday, 9 June 2022

UKBF Raising Finance webinar | Thursday, 9 June 2022

Press release UK Business Forums announces free to attend Raising Finance webinar to help small business owners launch and grow UK Business Forums (UKBF), the country’s largest and most active...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
News
Business Data Group responds to the Queen's Speech 2022

Business Data Group responds to the Queen's Speech 2022

Press statement Responding to the Queen's Speech delivered by Prince Charles in the Houses of Parliament today, Richard Osborne, Chief Executive of Business Data Group and UKBF (UK Business...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
Sales & Marketing
5 ways to use storytelling as a sales and marketing tool

5 ways to use storytelling as a sales and marketing tool

Storytelling can help you build a more coherent brand, connect with your audience and ultimately lead to an increase in sales. Storytelling is a brilliant sales and marketing tool that can be...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
Legal & Financial
Starting the new financial year off right

Starting the new financial year off right

April marks the end of one tax year and the start of another, so now’s the perfect time to improve your financial processes. Whether you’re self-employed and just keeping track of your own...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
News
New UKBF Research Shows Small Business Founders Who Prioritise Self-Care Are More Optimistic

New UKBF Research Shows Small Business Founders Who Prioritise Self-Care Are More Optimistic

Press release New research from UKBF, the UK’s largest and most active community of small and micro-business owners, reveals that small business owners who prioritise self-care have a more...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
Management & Wellbeing
Business owners who invest in wellbeing are more optimistic

Business owners who invest in wellbeing are more optimistic

Business owners who prioritise self-care and wellbeing are more optimistic about the future, according to new research from UKBF. The results of UKBF’s wellbeing survey, released during the UK’s...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
Business Stories and Interviews
“Ideas are easy – execution is what counts as a tech startup”

“Ideas are easy – execution is what counts as a tech startup”

As a child, Steven Renwick saw first hand how his entrepreneur father struggled with late paying business customers. This inspired him to launch Satago in 2012, a startup which set out to help...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
Legal & Financial
How small businesses can cope with inflation

How small businesses can cope with inflation

The cost of living crisis has reverberated around the UK since the start of the year, with inflation reaching its highest level since 1982 last month. Businesses have been hit hard, as they face...

ChrisGoodfellow ChrisGoodfellow
News
New UKBF Podcast Provides Even Better Support For Small Business Britain

New UKBF Podcast Provides Even Better Support For Small Business Britain

Press release UKBF, the UK's largest and most active community for small and micro-businesses, has further strengthened its support offering for small business owners by launching an...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
Sales & Marketing
How To Get Your Business Noticed Online

How To Get Your Business Noticed Online

If you’re a small business trying to get your business noticed in today’s competitive market, chances are you can’t afford to spend your marketing budget on expensive ads and overpriced marketing...

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Starting Up
How to manage cash flow when you’re starting up

How to manage cash flow when you’re starting up

Managing cash flow effectively is key to running a successful growing business. You need cash for assets and to pay bills, salaries and much more. Staying on top of your cash flow allows you to...

Kat Haylock Kat Haylock
Ecommerce
Boost your website SEO with zero budget: how to get found on Google

Boost your website SEO with zero budget: how to get found on Google

If you want to drive more traffic to your website, boost sales and increase brand awareness, it’s essential to get your SEO in check. There’s no such thing as “build it and they will come” on the...

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News
UKBF community feedback survey (3 minute completion time)

UKBF community feedback survey (3 minute completion time)

Community is at the heart of UKBF, and listening to your views has always been important to us. To help us develop UKBF and provide your business with even better support, we would like to gather...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
Employment & HR
How employers can develop and nurture an inclusive wellbeing culture for their employees

How employers can develop and nurture an inclusive wellbeing culture for their employees

There’s no doubt that COVID-19 changed the world of work in the UK like never before. Millions of people were forced overnight to work remotely from their own homes, and employers and employees...

JuliaClementsRoche JuliaClementsRoche
Legal & Financial
What to do if you can’t pay back your bounce back loan

What to do if you can’t pay back your bounce back loan

The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) was established by the government to provide financial support to UK businesses that were losing revenue or experiencing disruption to their cash flow as a...

Kat Haylock Kat Haylock

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