April, 2008

The Small Business+ section of the Microsoft Small Business Centre has exclusive offers, useful online tools, in-depth business advice and training alongside demos of the latest Microsoft software and tailored support options - all absolutely free and all tailored to suit smaller businesses. To become...

Given all the negative credit crunch/housing slump/economic gloom/ press lately Small Business Blog is reluctant to add more to the pile, but working on the assumption that it's better not to stick your head in the sand if you're in business, here are a few more things you DON'T want to do... Cash...

Small Business Blog came across this new case study today, which is worth highlighting because it's inspiring. It's a great example of how one thought led on to another, which in turn, led to the growing success of a small business. Here's a brief extract: "Warren Bennett co-founded the company after...

Policemen are getting younger, so are doctors - and so it seems, are inventors. Forget crusty old ‘Q' and think instead of a five-year old boy called Sam Houghton, who has come up with the idea of a double-headed broom which collects large debris, such as leaves, with the first head, and fine particles...

As a counter-weight to depressing economic news (although how often have you heard the powers that be say something like "everything is going fantastically well. Business rates are down, orders are streaming in across all industry sectors, and there's absolutely no excuse for businesses not to thrive...