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  1. Practical Ways to Make Your Small Business More Resilient (Especially When the Unexpected Happens)

    Practical Ways to Make Your Small Business More Resilient (Especially When the Unexpected Happens)

    Running a business means juggling plenty of things you can plan for and an equal number you can’t. Whether you’re fitting jobs into a packed diary, managing a rental property or growing a side-hustle from the ground up, problems often appear at the least convenient moment. It’s rarely the...
  2. The Future of Expense Management: Why Businesses Are Moving Away from Traditional Credit Cards

    The Future of Expense Management: Why Businesses Are Moving Away from Traditional Credit Cards

    For many years, conventional corporate credit cards were the default method for managing business expenses—covering everything from team lunches to flights and hotel stays. However, as companies become more cost-conscious and digitally connected, they’re discovering that traditional credit cards...
  3. The Importance of Simplifying Financial Processes for Growing SMEs

    The Importance of Simplifying Financial Processes for Growing SMEs

    Without a doubt, the last few years have been economically unsettling for many SMEs. However, there have also been some business success stories, which means that businesses of all sizes will be looking to scale and grow over the coming year. Whatever the size of the business, there are several...
  4. Managing Small Business Expenses in a Cost of Living Crisis

    Managing Small Business Expenses in a Cost of Living Crisis

    The ongoing cost of living crisis in the UK is hitting many people and businesses hard. No matter what size or type of small business you run, it’s inevitable that you’ve had to deal with rising costs. Regular expenses like energy, rates, rent, and even digital services have all increased. It's...
  5. What happens to a director of a company in liquidation?

    What happens to a director of a company in liquidation?

    Going through a liquidation as a company director can be an extremely stressful time. This article breaks down the process and gives you an insight into what happens to a director of a company in liquidation. If you do need support and expert advice you can contact us on 0800 088 2142 or email...
  6. How a Business Can Survive an Economic Downturn

    How a Business Can Survive an Economic Downturn

    Even the most successful enterprises are not completely protected from the impact of market and economic conditions. Economic downturns occur in the economy for various reasons. Recessions are usually caused by factors largely beyond the control of individual organisations and have industrial...
  7. How to choose a financial service for a business: a 10-step checklist

    How to choose a financial service for a business: a 10-step checklist

    Fintech companies have been around for some time, but many people still don’t understand what they are and what they do. Financial services, often viewed as challengers to traditional banks, are platforms that offer online services that streamline the process. These financial services usually...
  8. How entering awards can boost your business

    How entering awards can boost your business

    The positive impact of entering business awards should never be underestimated. With countless companies having successfully navigated and survived the Covid challenges of the pandemic, numerous businesses, big and small, are realising the benefits of achieving awards and accolades. Entering...
  9. How to start an online perfume business from scratch

    How to start an online perfume business from scratch

    At Beautinow.nl we've just celebrated our second year anniversary since starting our perfume business. In this guide, we want to share all the knowledge we've gained, to help you start your own business in the market of fragrances. To start an online perfume business, you will need to choose a...
  10. 10 tips to maximise valuations when selling websites

    10 tips to maximise valuations when selling websites

    Flipping websites can be a highly profitable business model. However, getting the most out of a website sale requires considerable hard work and preparation. While valuations for content websites are relatively universal, final sale valuations can still vary widely. The final valuation can mean...
  11. Why you need to plan ahead for your business

    Why you need to plan ahead for your business

    If you want your business to thrive, you’ll need to commit to planning and forecasting right from the start. Unfortunately, many businesses fail within the first 5 years mainly due to lack of preparation and proper business planning. So what is business planning, and why is it so important...
  12. 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 tools. Being strategic about where and how you spend your business resources is key. Luckily, there...
  13. 5 tips for growing your small business

    5 tips for growing your small business

    Growing your small business is not an easy task. It requires a lot of planning, flexibility and good organisation skills. Running a business also comes with a few uncertainties, it can be stressful and confusing, especially in the first few years, but it also comes with the most significant...
  14. The difference between raising investment on Dragons' Den and in real life

    The difference between raising investment on Dragons' Den and in real life

    Everyone knows a little bit about equity finance – quite often from watching Dragons' Den. Regular viewers of The Den seem to split into two camps, those who see it as pure entertainment with no real business content and those who see it as a literal interpretation of how things work. As ever...
  15. Sources of business funding explained: Crowdfunding

    Sources of business funding explained: Crowdfunding

    Of all the available sources of business funding crowdfunding is, without doubt, the most misunderstood and misrepresented. Hopefully, this article will help to clarify a few of the more common misconceptions. Often viewed as a new phenomenon, crowdfunding goes back centuries and millennia –...
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