February, 2010

Want to get more done in your day? Be more productive? Spend less time on paperwork and admin? Of course you do. Which is why it's important to put the right tools in place. If you're still using pen and paper for your accounts it really is worth investing some time in getting to know Excel so you can...

I’ve just come across a new website – Big Ambition that’s worth recommending to any 14-19 year-olds you know. It's been created by e-skills uk , which works on behalf of UK employers to ensure the UK has the technology skills it needs to succeed in a global digital economy. Big Ambition's aim is, according...

Guest post from Emma Jones, Founder of Enterprise Nation , the home business website and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up – how to start a business from home’ . With many home-based businesses now growing by outsourcing and partnering as opposed to taking on staff, it’s important to have an agreement...

Whether it’s skiing, with those beautiful, snowy white, crystal mountains or somewhere hot and sunny with golden sandy beaches and turquoise seas – a trip away in February is just sooo... good for the soul. SmallBiz hasn’t aspired to such exotic locations but has nevertheless taken a half-term break...

Business Networking is essential and not just for the extrovert or the sales man or women any more. We all do it in one form or another, whether at exhibitions, breakfast clubs, LinkedIn, Twitter or even on the train in the morning commute. At heart most of us are social creatures and networking is not...