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A Good Reputation – How Can it Benefit Your Business

As part of a small business you know how important it is to look after your customers, and new research demonstrates that keeping a good reputation can have significant benefit on your sales.  The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has found that well over half of consumers will pay a premium to the company they believe has the best reputation, even if they can buy the same product or service cheaper elsewhere... More...

Are You Meeting Forthcoming Illegal Working Laws?

As part of a small business, you understand how complicated the process of hiring new employees can be; but are you making sure that you are meeting legislation on hiring workers legally? More...

Are You Prepared for the Real Cost of Christmas? – Top Tips

With just a few weeks to go until Christmas, your business should be getting prepared for the holiday break; including making sure your business is adequately protected against loss and interruption. More...

Are You Preparing for Tax Bills Effectively?

You are probably aware of the increase in corporation tax earlier this year (April 2007); but are you preparing effectively to meet your corporation tax bills? A new survey shows that a worrying 60% of businesses do not put aside funds to pay their tax bill before the deadline. More...

Could Alcohol and Drug Misuse be Costing You Money?

As someone who is involved in a small business, you know how important it is to get the most out of your employees, and also how costly it can be to hire and train new employees. Yet far too many businesses are failing to prepare for dealing with employees with substance issues, and are facing re-hiring costs instead of helping existing employees to rehabilitate. More...

Don’t Let Lack of Expertise Prevent You Saving Money on Energy

Has your business started saving money by reducing energy bills yet? With an estimated £3billion of savings available for businesses along with the numerous environmental benefits; it might seem strange that more small and medium sized businesses aren’t taking action. More...

Employing Foreign Workers Legally - Are You Meeting The Law?

As part of a small business you are probably aware of the red tape involved in employing workers; and that amount is even higher when employing workers from outside the UK. However, after raids in London targeted businesses employing foreign workers ineligible to work in the UK; you should take time to check that you are legally allowed to employ any foreign workers you may have or be looking to hire... More...

Free E-Cards Help Save Money and the Environment this Christmas

Every Christmas businesses send millions of cards to customers, suppliers and business partners; yet they could be helping the environment and saving money by switching to online e-cards. More...

Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur. The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier. More...

Get Your Staff Holidays Right over Christmas

As part of a small business you will be aware that during the Christmas season your staff are likely to be regularly away on holidays for shopping and other activities. This means you need to be well prepared for booking holidays and ensuring cover for your business. More...

Getting The Most From Your Radio Ads – Top Tips

As part of a small business you know that big advertising and marketing budgets are rare; small companies have to come up with cost effective campaigns that give them good returns. To help you get the most from radio advertising, Martin Sims of radio specialists Eardrum has come up with some top tips on the things you should (and should not) be doing. More...

Is a Lack of Contact Information Driving Away Your Customers?

As part of a small business you know how important your website can be in dealing with customers. Yet a huge number of businesses are potentially driving customers away, and making them angry to the point of violence by hiding their contact details. More...

Is Social ‘Not Working’ Costing Your Business?

As someone with an interest in a small business, you know how important it is to have productive employees; yet a new survey shows that many are spending significant amounts of time on non-work activities. More...

Is Your Business at Risk of Data Issues?

Most companies have important data stored on their computer systems and networks, but could you be risking your business through staff error or lack of knowledge? A survey of more than 100 UK office workers has revealed that employees are hugely reliant on access to network data to do their jobs, yet show an alarming apathy about the value of that data. More...

Is Your Business Eligible for Small Business Rate Relief? – Act Now

Do you know if your business premises are eligible for Small Business Rate Relief? If not, you need to find out and act now, as the deadline for applications for the 2006/2007 financial year is extremely close. More...

Non Payers and Late Payers Damaging Your Business? – Get Help!

Late paying customers (or those who do not pay at all) are one the biggest causes of business failure in the UK; and chasing debts is one of the tasks that business owners are least keen on. So why not see if you can get the money you are owed without the hassle of chasing the debt yourself? More...

Phone and Face to Face Still Best Networking Tools

Online social networks are fast becoming an important part of business, but new results show they are still not a replacement for the traditional skills of talking to clients on the phone or face to face meetings. More...

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As a valued BizHelp24 reader you have been invited to submit your business or service to our new Business Finder site. This new site will help to promote your business to thousands of potential customers... More...

Taxation Putting Pressure on Small Businesses - Top Ten SME Issues in 2007

As someone who is involved with a small business, you are probably aware of the pressure caused by business taxation; and the large amount of time and effort it requires to deal with. Business taxation has topped the list of concerns for small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) according to specialist insurer Hiscox’s second annual SME Risk Barometer, which measures the top ten business concerns for UK SMEs. More...

Top Green Tips for Small Businesses - Make a Difference Whilst Saving Money!

Following on from our recent article on how much your business could be saving by reducing energy bills, we have found some top tips from BT Business to show how you can make a difference to the environment for little cost (and even potentially saving money). More...

What Can Your Business Learn From the Northern Rock Banking Panic?

In this past week, there has been a huge panic over the bank Northern Rock after it was granted emergency funding by the Bank of England. Without going too much into the complexities of the situation, there are still several useful tips your business can take away from the chaos: More...