Customer Opinions -Could They Boost Your Online Sales?
If your business sells online then you should be aware of the benefits that customer reviews can bring; and even if you do not sell online, you could still benefit from the opinions of customers.A new study has found that online retailers are increasingly using reviews and other user generated content (UGC) to increase sales and customer satisfaction.

Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.

Promote Your Business for Free
[Our free offer has been extended due to high demand, take advantage now before the site moves to paid listings!]As a valued BizHelp24 subscriber you have been invited to submit your business or service to our new Business Finder site. This new site will help to promote your business to thousands of potential customers.
In order for the Business Finder to become one of the most useful business directories we are asking BizHelp24 subscribers to get their products and services listed before we open to all businesses.

Are You Letting Bad Expenses Claims Cost You Money?
Many businesses run up expenses during their day to day operations, from fuel costs, to dinners and hotel costs; there are plenty of places where expenses costs can mount up. However, far too many businesses are accepting bad or even fraudulent claims, and spending money that they don’t need to.

Is Being a Small Business Owner Overstretching Your Time?
If you run your own small business, you know just how much hard work it can be. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy task, and you can easily find yourself spending more and more time working to get things done.
If you are finding yourself overstretched by your business, you may be interested in applying for a new TV series...

Small Businesses Leading the Way with Social Responsibility
As someone with an interest in a small business, you know how important it can be to be a part of the local community; and new research shows that small businesses are leading the way in demonstrating Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in their local areas. The Tenon Forum, has found that nearly three quarters (71 per cent) of UK entrepreneurs say that supporting their local community is good for business...

Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24
Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

Could You be Missing Out on Government Training Initiatives?

In small businesses, there is often not a lot of money to pay for formal training; but the majority of small businesses are potentially missing out on training initiatives from the government.
Almost 70% of smaller businesses were not aware of the training role of the Sector Skills Councils or the Train2Gain scheme...


Have You Acted to Meet Age Laws?

If you have not yet acted to meet the recent age discrimination laws then you need to do so quickly; however, you are by no means alone. Three quarters of Britain’s small firms have yet to put in place procedures to allow their employees to carry on working beyond 65...


Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.


Take Advantage of Valuable Website Services for Free

As someone involved with a small business, you know how rare it is to be offered decent products or services for free (with our BizStart24 software a notable exception!); but now Microsoft are offering small businesses reasonable website services for nothing...


Are You Failing to Capitalise on New Internet Technology?

With the huge rise of new web technologies like blogging and podcasts under the banner of Web 2.0; it is surprising to find that many small businesses are unaware of it, and even fewer are making the most of its potential.
The survey also found that a staggering 1 in 10 small businesses still do not have a web presence...


Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

Take Advantage of Valuable Website Services for Free

As someone involved with a small business, you know how rare it is to be offered decent products or services for free (with our BizStart24 software a notable exception!); but now Microsoft are offering small businesses reasonable website services for nothing...


Are You Failing to Capitalise on New Internet Technology?

With the huge rise of new web technologies like blogging and podcasts under the banner of Web 2.0; it is surprising to find that many small businesses are unaware of it, and even fewer are making the most of its potential.
The survey also found that a staggering 1 in 10 small businesses still do not have a web presence...


Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.


Top Time Wasters In UK Offices

The staff in your business may work hard, but you might be surprised at the amount of time the average office worker wastes. A survey by Office Angels has found that UK offices lose 72 million hours every week, totalling £6.85 billion a year, enough to build nine Wembley Stadiums each year!
Here are the top office timewasters...


More Business Thoughts and Quotes

After the popularity of the last article on the subject, here are some more top business quotes and thoughts from BDO Stoy Hayward’s 33 Thoughts; which features regular instalments of clever and amusing observations from business people past and present, as well as some unexpected sources...


Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

Could You be Missing Outon the Skills of Ex-Offenders?

Many small businesses struggle to find skilled and enthusiastic workers; but are you missing out on the abilities of ex-offenders? Despite the bad image that being an ex-offender may give, less than half of those offenders are likely to have been in prison; half only have one conviction, and employment is proven to be the best method of preventing re-offending.


Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice Finance
Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.


More Business Thoughts and Quotes

After the popularity of the last article on the subject, here are some more top business quotes and thoughts from BDO Stoy Hayward’s 33 Thoughts; which features regular instalments of clever and amusing observations from business people past and present, as well as some unexpected sources...


Will You Take Advantage of Simpler Vat?

More businesses across the UK can, from this month, benefit from easier ways to deal with VAT, following changes to one of the schemes aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms to better manage their cashflow.
Changes to the Cash Accounting Scheme (CAS) mean an extra 56,500 businesses can now benefit from the scheme...


Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24

Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur.The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.