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Five unexpected family-run businesses

Business news and opinion

16 June 2017

We look at five businesses which have managed to keep it in the family

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Preparing your shop for summer

Marketing and brand

7 June 2017

Follow our tips for boosting profits as the temperatures rise in summer

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A General Election for small businesses?

Business news and opinion

31 May 2017

What are the main political parties promising small businesses in the election?

Social media or a business website?

Marketing and brand

3 May 2017

What's the best way to market your small business: social media or a website?

Van drivers: how to eat healthily

Workplace and wellbeing

3 May 2017

If you're on the go in your van all day, how do you get good food fast?

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What should your social media goals be?

Digital and innovation

20 April 2017

Here are eight example goals you might want to consider for your social strategy

Keep calm and beat stress in April

Workplace and wellbeing

11 April 2017

This Stress Awareness Month, here’s how to keep calm and carry on

Pros and cons of accounting outsouring

Finance and legal

28 March 2017

Accounting can be a trying part of running a business - is it time to outsource?

Five new tax year resolutions

Finance and legal

28 March 2017

A new tax year is always a tough time for businesses, but it doesn't have to be

Are tradeswomen looking forward to 2017?

Starting up

21 March 2017

Why are British tradeswomen looking forward to a prosperous year in 2017?

Women and manual trades – 5 businesses transforming the landscape

Starting up

21 March 2017

There is still a shortage of women entering trades, however, there are businesses who are actively working to redress the gender balance.

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Five trades that need more women

Starting up

21 March 2017

These five professions could use more balance – and here's how to get involved

Why trades are a great option for women

Starting up

21 March 2017

If you're a woman thinking of going self-employed, trades could be the answer

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Grocers: encourage customers to go local

Customer matters

13 March 2017

How to keep customers coming back to local stores

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Business rates: what you need to know

Finance and legal

13 March 2017

With business rates changing, we take a look at what it might mean for you