While Amazon may not immediately spring to mind as champion of small businesses, the multinational behemoth has shifted focus over recent years. And this is in recognition of the growing gig economy. As part of this drive to integrate small business owners into its overall business model, Amazon is teaming up with Enterprise Nation in
In the rush to cover everything needed to launch a small business, certain aspects can be neglected. For example, many underestimate the importance of terms and conditions for small businesses. Ensuring terms and conditions are prominent, accessible, easily understood and legally correct is vital for small businesses to avoid potentially expensive legal action. Customers are
Small businesses have many options for business financing. But this, in itself, can be overwhelming, particularly for start-ups focusing on multiple strands of growth. Deciding which finance option is best for your small business is imperative for growth plans to succeed. Here’s a breakdown of some of the types of business finance for start-up companies.
The Secretary of State for International Trade Dr Liam Fox has announced the Government’s plan to support UK businesses that export products, and the companies in their supply chains. This financial support package is specifically aimed at small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK and is being hailed as a ‘gamechanger’ by the
As the UK goes through a Tory leadership contest, it remains unclear how this will affect Brexit. Currently, Theresa May is acting Prime Minister until her successor is appointed. This means that the date set to leave the EU remains the 31 October 2019. However, as this was an extension to the original date of
When you’re starting or running a small business in today’s always-online world, it’s very easy to become distracted. While there are many demands on your time, the primary goal behind every small or medium sized business always comes back to sales revenue. Sales are the backbone of your business, regardless of sector, product or service.
When it comes to starting a small business, it’s natural to focus most of your energies on the day-to-day organisation. It’s often an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ scenario, with everyone involved ensuring sales are being made, products are being developed and marketing is being carried out. All too often, things like finding out about business tax breaks get
Getting a true picture of small business sentiment can be tricky, particularly as the business world waits to find out how Brexit will affect them. But Business Tracker, a tool created by Impact Social for the Daily Telegraph uses social media to analyse general sentiment. And the latest analysis shows a distinct shift, this time
Open Banking is here, and it is potentially the most seismic change for financial services in a generation. Since reforms were introduced in January 2018 regarding financial data sharing, Open Banking has transformed the financial services market. Access to innovative, disruptive, easy-access financial services will profoundly change the way banks and their customers work together.
One of the biggest problems start-ups and small businesses face are late payments. The costs to small business owners adds up to £6.7 billion per year just to chase outstanding invoices. Clearly this is a major problem for small businesses with limited resources, and tight cashflow, as we highlighted earlier this year. In this blog
