Platinum Business Partners: The franchise opportunity
Want to become a successful online entrepreneur? This e-commerce franchise promises to help you build an online business "that works"...…
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The UK’s most exciting start-ups inspired by founders’ travels
The fantastic stories behind the best British businesses inspired by their founders’ trips overseas. Could your holiday inspire the Next Big Thing?…
The profits and returns you can expect from franchising
Thinking of investing in a franchise? Carl Reader, director, author and affiliate chairman of the bfa, offers an overview of what to consider...…
Tutor Doctor: The franchise opportunity
The global tutoring chain explains why its home-based franchise offering will suit anyone looking to "make a difference in education"...…
Coffee-Bike: The franchise opportunity
With “big potential in the mobile coffee market”, the coffee-shop-on-wheels franchise outlines the opportunities it has to offer budding barristas……
Parenting, the pandemic, and starting a small business: What’s it really like?
Startups sat down with Nick Coleman, CEO and Founder of Snaffling Pig, to chat through some of the burning questions new or prospective fathers may have when starting a business…
The government obesity plan: What does it mean for your business?
What does the obesity plan mean for the retail and hospitality sectors, and for those looking for opportunities within the health and wellbeing sector?…
What the government might do about the looming SME debt crisis
With the economy struggling, the furlough scheme tapering down, and deferred tax bills coming up - times are tough for SMEs. Action will be required to stop hundreds of thousands of UK small businesses from defaulting on their coronavirus loans and going bankrupt.…
How the UK’s creative small businesses have coped with COVID-19
For the UK’s creative and cultural businesses, the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent lockdown presented unprecedented challenges and a huge financial impact. To survive, they needed to be creative, and rethink the way they did things.…
Burgeoning UK mask market offers startup opportunities
With face coverings already a legal requirement in England on public transport, and in shops and supermarkets from 24 July, the face mask market is booming…
How will the £1.57bn arts rescue package affect UK small businesses?
The £1.57bn arts rescue package has been hailed by much of the UK arts sector. However, key questions remain over who exactly will benefit from this much needed cash injection.…
Summer Statement 2020: Live updates on how it will affect your small business
Live coverage of the Summer Statement 2020, including expert insight and analysis of how this “mini-budget” will affect UK small businesses.…
Sanctus: A Startup Changing the Way Businesses Provide Mental Health Support
Startups boom during lockdown
Every crisis is also an opportunity, and UK entrepreneurs have seized the chance to start new businesses during lockdown.…
6 creative responses to coronavirus challenges from UK small businesses
From focusing on delivery and collection services to experiments in crowdfunding, discover how businesses in Britain have adapted to the challenges posed by coronavirus…
How can businesses best support staff working remotely?
With companies across the UK having to suddenly change how and where their staff work, our guide offers the best ways to provide support for a scattered workforce…
How to Start Digitally Upskilling
Check out these digital skills you can learn in downtime to get a leg up…
How to Hold Great Meetings With Remote Workers
Make remote meetings with your team more engaging with our tips on virtual meeting etiquette, agenda setting, tools and other best practices.…
7 ways to stay engaged while working from home
As more of us prepare for sustained periods of home working, our guide will help you focus and flourish in your new (yet familiar) surroundings…
Brexit survival guide for start-ups and small businesses
Brexit has happened, and the UK is out of the EU. Well, kind of. Find out how to prepare your business during the transition period, and discover just what is likely to happen from 2021.…