SmallbizmattersUK

New Year’s Resolution: start your own start-up

A small business owner needs more than just enthusiasm to be successful, so budding entrepreneurs should be aware of a few handy dos and don’ts in the art of starting a business. What better time to start up a new business than in the New Year? It’s tr... Read >

Top VAT: How small businesses can prepare for the increased tax rate in January

With VAT increasing by 2.5 per cent to 20 per cent in January next year, businesses will need to work out how they will absorb and manage this cost. The key factors to consider are how to maintain profit despite the 2.5 per cent deduction and how to manag... Read >

Mum’s the boss!

Recent research from Netmums.com found out that one in eight working mothers who have a full-time office job are desperate to be their own boss. Many of the respondents said they find it hard to balance their current working life with family life, and the... Read >

Social networking – is everyone doing it?

According to recent research commissioned by Intuit UK, one of the leading provider of accounting software for small business, over half (54%) of UK small business owners are already using social media to market their company – and 35% of these said they ... Read >

Global Entrepreneurship Week: a third of Brits want to be their own boss

Intuit UK, one of the leading provider of accounting software in the UK, has commissioned some research to investigate the entrepreneurial appetite of Brits. This research found that more than a third (34%) of men and women across the UK want to, or ha... Read >