Small Business Advice

Small business advice on issues, techniques and ground breaking ideas that can improve the running of your business

Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations
The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations will implement the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD) in the UK.

Can British Airways Survive Long Term ?
The ongoing fiasco with the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow has hit British Airways hard can they survive long term ?

UK is Still a Nation of Small Businesses
The old adage that the UK is a nation of small shopkeepers could never be truer and more businesses than every are starting up.

Prospects Today = Customers Tomorrow
The prospects you contact and collect today are those that you'll want to transform into customers tomorrow, next week or next month.

Are Your Customers Ready For Your Products ?
The trouble with being a small business owner is you go day to day with the frustrations of "not quite making it"

Small business should reclaim unfair bank charges
Over the past year or so many consumers have managed to reclaim thousands in "unfair bank charges" now it's time for small business owners to do the same

HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards
The eighth HSBC startup stars awards has recently been announced here's how to participate.

Mortgage Lending Criteria Tightens in UK Credit Crunch
With the recent credit crunch in the US clearly making its way over the Atlantic to the UK in the past weeks now sees two incredible activities that we have not seen in the past decade.

Company Formation Help to Form Companies Online
If you are thinking of starting a new business one of the things you'll need to do if you want a limited company is to actually form the company properly.

Microsoft to Purchase Yahoo ?
Microsoft made a surprise unsolicited offer to purchase Yahoo! today. Here's more information about the bid and what it may mean for the internet industry.

Self Assessment Filing Date Extended
HM Revenue and Customs have extended this years self assessment tax filing deadline by one day until 1st February 2008.

HMRC Self Assessment Website Crashes
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirmed that their website that handles the online filing for self assessment tax returns crashed "sometime on Thursday morning"

Protx Invests in Customer Services
A note from the MD of Protx to its customers today shows the results of their recent survey and details how they are dramatically improving their customer support for their customers.

Self Assessment Tax Returns Are Due Now
 If you are like most people in the UK you need to complete your self-assessment tax return each year. The deadline for final submissions is looming...

Check Your Spelling
It's really amazing how much "stuff" is online - millions and millions of documents with people blogging about their lives but many folks still mis-spell easy words...

ukbusinessforums sells for £250,000
So who said that running a forum would make no money. A few weeks ago ukbusinessforums sold for a whopping £250,000 - here's more information.

Online VAT Calculator to Calculate Net and Gross VAT
This online VAT calculator calculates the net and gross amounts and show how much VAT there is in a purchase to subtract for your accounts or the value of VAT you should add to produce the gross value.

Wordpress Display Most Recent Posts
If you have a different index page (index.html or index.htm) and don't use the home.php scenario wordpress wants you to use and need to display the last 10 posts here's how to do it.

Best Small business accounting software UK
Here's our advice on the best small business accounting software in the UK.

SME Business Directory
There's a SME business directory that goes by the name of justsme and is reporting on the UKBF that he is getting a ton of first page/ number 1 spots for his search terms. Is this good for business ?

VAT Flat Rate Scheme
HMRC operates a VAT flat rate scheme so you simply pay a % of your turnover. Here's full information on the scheme.

Business plan help
Your business plan is the most important document you can ever write if you are thinking of starting or developing a business.

Unemployed Potential Business Owners
Why should an unemployed person be allowed to open a new business ? We discuss the ins and outs

New PayPal Security Key Code
The new Paypal security key code system is now here and it's a system that banks and other major organisations have been using for years.

Free Wholesale Suppliers Guide
This free wholesale suppliers guide comes from Richard Grady who runs many UK and US wholesale websites.

Small Business Networking Event
Every business needs to network so here's a small business networking event with a twist to coincides with this year's Children in Need appeal.

What Do Customers Really Buy ?
An extremely successful independent consultant we know was talking about the reason most consultants are not as successful as he has been. 

Michael Cheney Internet Guru ?
If you haven't heard of Michael Cheney a highly successful UK internet marketing guru here's more about him and why you should listen to him.

UK personal debt double european average
It was reported today that the average personal debt burden in the UK is double that of other people in Western Europe.

How to get business from business discussion forums
There are numerous online business discussions forums you can use to improve the amount of business you get - here's how to use them effectively.

Red tape stops entrepreneurs investing
A new survey today by Sage business systems shows that government red tape puts off as many as 2 out of 5 entrepreneurs starting up another new business.

Is your anti virus software out of date
A new report suggests that 46.3% of home pcs had their anti virus software completely up to date but only 10% of users had anti-spam software installed.

Oil price continues to slide
Great news for motorists and anyone who has utility bills - the price of a barrel of oil is now under $60 - down from a high in July of $78 a barrel.

new uk ageism laws
There are new UK ageism laws that come into force on 1st October 2006. It is suggested that most businesses are completely unaware that there are new laws.

High street still suffering
This month the bank of England decided to keep interest rates unchanged but the high street retailers are still suffering.

Using your customers as a salesforce
The great thing about have customers is that they know your business and your products so how can you use your existing customer to get more business ?.

Targeting the right customers
One thing people actually forget when starting their business is to work out who is actually going to buy their products and services. We show you how to target the right customer groups.

Developing multiple streams of income
One thing people forget or don't focus on when they have a relatively small business is how to grow that to the next stage of expansion.

A list of the best business forums
There are many business forums on the internet you can use to get ideas on any business issues you may have. Here are the best ones to use.

Neil Shearing
Neil Shearing is one of the more well known internet gurus in the UK and has been online since 1996.