Succession planning isn’t an easy decision to make especially if you’ve built your business up from nothing. One of the many questions you might be asking yourself include, ‘have my successors instilled my winning company values?’
By Todd Davison
For months, UK SMEs have been told to prepare for Brexit. But how can you prepare for an unknown outcome
By Yuval Porat
Cybersecurity is something every business is aware of. But far from the caricatures of hoodie-wearing teenagers looking to make a quick buck, cybercrime is now an extremely well-funded sector that is often sponsored by governments and criminal organisations motivated by the promise of hefty returns.
Any decent business owner understands and respects their obligation to pay their fair share of tax. However, do bigger businesses get an easier time of it than their SME counterparts” A new survey from the British Chamber of Commerce suggests that SMEs do feel this way. So what can be done about it?
Has our political landscape ever been as turgid and as inactive as it has been recently” To my mind, the last notable event was when Theresa May stepped up as PM. I argue that this bout of inactivity has allowed ineffective processes such as scheming bankers, and their poor financial decisions, to continue unabated.
Uber’s IPO valuation has dropped from it’s initial $100bn goal. Why” Furthermore, can SMEs learn anything from their mistakes?
When huge multi-national decide to lay-off staff, shift their headquarters over the channel or close entire factories, they grab headlines. The impending closures of Honda’s swindon car plant and the Michelin tyre factory in Dundee, plus the week-long shut down imposed by Jaguar Land Rover are part of a new and concerning trend for UK manufacturing, and in UK business life generally. But what about SMEs and why aren’t we talking about the damage Brexit uncertainty is doing to them?
By Dominie Moss
As the dust settles on this year’s Gender Pay Gap reporting season, it’s time to take stock of the results and consider the ways in which businesses can start making changes now to ensure they are fit for the future. Because in this day and age, hiding away from diversity and inclusion obligations could mean the difference between growth and acceleration, and being left behind.
By Hester Bates
Instagram recently announced its new checkout feature: ?buy from brands without leaving Instagram” the announcement declared! This is great news, right” With customers no longer having to go through the awkward process of leaving the app, brands are sure to see a higher purchase conversion rate, but will SMEs feel the benefit of this new sales based innovation?
Using and securing the cloud to store data and as a means of gaining access to software, services and computing power has become business as usual for most businesses today. Don’t worry if you’re not a tech whizz kid, I’ll break down for you the exact benefits of securing the cloud for your SME.
