Tax breaks v tax dodge – tips for SMEs
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...
Friday Focus: Image is important
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...
2012 Olympics – for SMEs
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...
Friday Focus: Small Business Fun
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...
Using promotional tools to grow your SME
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...
Four ways to grow an SME
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....