By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs According to accident prevention organisation ROSPA, there are 1.7 million work-related health issues in the UK, costing businesses £15 billion each year. To prevent workplace accidents and ill health, businesses are required by law to carry out risk assessments of their premises and operations. What is a risk assessment? A risk assessment is a critical duty your business should perform on a regular basis. It is a document that requires the assessor to list hazards to health and safety in company premises ..read more

By Small Business Team on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs The General Election 2024 is now in full swing, with a start to campaigns across the country. But what’s in it for small business owners? We’ve taken a look at the policies, websites and pledges of the seven leading parties. This is what we know so far, but we will be updating this article as new information and manifestos are announced. Read on to find out about all of the policies or go straight to your preferred parties: Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats SNP Green Party Reform Plaid Cymru ..read more

By Anna Jordan on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a General Election for July 4, 2024. What does it mean for small businesses and what do they want to see? Small Business hears from the experts. Cashflow and funding Easily the biggest issue for small business owners, they’ll be looking at what each of the parties is saying around funding and cashflow. Mike Randall, CEO of Simply Asset Finance, said: “The ‘Growth Guarantee Scheme’ announced in the Chancellor’s budget in March was a positive move as the Recovery Loan Sc ..read more

By Owen Gough on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Street food has been growing in popularity over the past few years. It’s not hard to see why: it gives consumers a chance to try restaurant-quality food from around the world at great prices. From a food-loving entrepreneur’s perspective, a street food business makes for a very attractive prospect. The upfront costs are much lower than those attached to starting a restaurant, you can take your business from concept to reality in weeks instead of months, and you can pick your business up at any time and move ..read more

By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Ciaran Duffy is a former light middleweight boxing champion who has set up Duffy Boxing, a boxing gym for all abilities based in Stratford’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, East London. Duffy Boxing is backed by our very own CEO: Stubben Edge founder, Chris Kenning. It’s our mission to help people start and run their businesses better. Now, we’re getting to live that experience through a connection with a brand new business. This three-part series has been created to shine a light on what it actually takes ..read more

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By Bethan Harper on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs If you’re a self-employed electrician who knows they’d like to insure their livelihood, but you’re not sure how. You’re not alone. With so many types of insurance policies on the market, it’s hard to know what you’re legally required to purchase, what’s highly advisable and what’s not necessary for you. So, if you don’t know your public liability insurance from your business interruption Insurance, don’t fret. With a bit of insight and the simplicity of a combined insurance policy, insuring your electric ..read more

By Partner Content on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs The online world brings lots of opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but lots of risks too. Being able to take advantages of all those opportunities – like cloud-based services to store your data, use of mobile devices to work on the move, and remote working for you and your team – means having the right cybersecurity in place to keep you and your business safe. At Vodafone Business, we know that you’re busy and that cybersecurity can feel like just another ‘to do’ on your list ..read more

By Henry Williams on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs When starting your small business, taking out a comprehensive package of insurance policies should be pretty near the top of your setup checklist. However, many business owners leave insurance until the last minute or, worse still, fail to take out adequate cover for their needs, perhaps in a misguided attempt to reduce overheads or because they’re overwhelmed by the sheer range of insurance types available. Whatever the reason, if you don’t have appropriate protection and disaster strikes, you’ll be le ..read more

By Dom Walbanke on Small Business UK - Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs Generally, professional indemnity (PI) insurance covers a business from claims as a result of negligence, loss or damage. Some professions require you to have PI insurance in place before you can join their body – such as architects, accountants and bookkeepers. For electricians, trade bodies such as NICEIC require PI insurance if the scope of work includes periodic inspection and testing within their scope of certification. But even if your business isn’t required to have cover, due to the nature of the ..read more