Business growth

Many SMEs feel they don’t have the time or capacity for benchmarking – it’s something they ‘intend to do’ when they are big enough/things settle down/the right senior execs are on board. But the...

It’s been a tough few years for SMEs and tax breaks have been few. The recent news story about the ‘one person company’ has focused media attention on individuals who exploit taxable status in a way that...

Here are four ways that your SME can sharpen its image and outshine the competition: Pay for a professional image: designing your logo, uniform clothing, website and stationery should be left to...

If your business plan does not cater for the upcoming Olympics, you may be missing out. Even if you’re not an official supplier, you may fine there are benefits to having an Olympic strategy and you will...

Everybody knows highly motivated employees are more productive and that a fun workplace is a great incentive to turn up for work, but how does an SME make it happen? Here are 4 tips to get your business a...

For many SME’s finding effective promotional mechanisms can be difficult. Cost is a major issue, and budgets can be small to non-existent, but how and when to use promotional tools is also a complex subject...

Small and Medium Sized Enterprises often seem to reach a plateau with their business success and falter in their growth. Here are four tips that can help move your business on, whatever your industry. 1....