The future holds challenges for UK SMEs, but with the right strategies, businesses can turn risks into opportunities. Learn how to upskill your workforce, build financial resilience, strengthen cybersecurity, embrace AI, and create an agile culture. These five action plans can help your SME thrive in 2025 and beyond.
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Get your hiring mindset into gear
The most helpful advice I have received recently on hiring was that a new salesperson needs to generate ten times their salary to justify adding to the team. The advice came from Donald Miller at his April Business Growth Boot Camp, where he shared how he...
A journey towards team effectiveness
“A team is not a group of people who work together, it is a group of people who trust each other.” Simon Sinek In September last year, a CEO, we’ll call Kathy, recognised that she needed help with her executive team. Specifically, aligning the five team members to the...
Guide for Contractors on IR35
Introduction IR35 was introduced in April 2000 as the Intermediaries Legislation to tackle the problem the HMRC had with what they term “disguised employee”. What is a “Disguised Employee”? A “Disguised Employee” is an employee who works as a self-employed...
The Hybrid Workplace – by default or design
The government roadmap lifting lockdown suggests that in England the 17th May will be the date on which businesses can safely re-open. This gives Managing Directors and business leaders less than 2.5 months to take the initiative and start consulting with their staff...
UK Business Advisors support provided to clients during Covid-19 – 01
Our UKBA teams regularly meet by Zoom video call. Today, our London and South East team reviewed the support given to companies in the last couple of weeks, and we would like to share this with you. You are also encouraged to visit our general support page at...
Survive and then Thrive – UK Business Advisors are ready to help
Other than the cruel personal impact of COVID-19, there is unequal pain and gain for UK businesses. Hospitality businesses are grounded and businesses with sought after services and products are struggling to cope with demand and managing their supply chain. ...
Urgent business support during Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Emergency. Nationwide network of Business Advisors available to support you
As premier advisors to UK Small and Medium sized businesses, we are ready to play our part to help our clients and the wider business community during the Coronavirus emergency.
Important employment law changes coming in April 2020
As the New Year dawns, some changes to the detail of your employment contracts, leave arrangements and holiday pay will need to be made in April. Furthermore you will need to start to think about how you are going to resource your business with changes in how ‘temps’...