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How to negotiate
Running a successful company requires negotiating prowess. When it comes to getting the best deal for contracts, ensure you’re not letting yourself down.
Grand designs: a quick guide to IP protection
The UK has come up with more than its fair share of iconic products. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to an inventors about the sources of her inspiration, and how she has commercialised and protected her idea.
Be sure you’re covered
As your business blossoms, don’t forget about the reams of red tape out there and make sure you're covered for all eventualities.
What is Professional Indemnity?
Professional indemnity insurance could protect your business from financially crippling and often reputation-damaging claims by dissatisfied clients. Find out how.
Maternity cover for your business
If you decide to get help to run your business while you’re on maternity leave, even part time, it is important to have a short-term maternity cover agreement in place and allow ample time for training and a handover.
Need to know: pensions legislation
We’re all living longer and it seems no one is going to keep us in our old age.
New laws and Government proposals are intended to help combat this problem. Smallbusiness.co.uk examines how these changes could affect your business
How to obtain a UK patent
History is littered with inventors whose ideas have been exploited by someone else who has then gone on to become rich beyond their wildest dreams. A successful patent application could have changed all that.
Reduce driving risk
Driving is a dangerous business, particularly when you are responsible for your employees’ safety, The law requires companies to safeguard the health and safety of all employees while at work and to also ensure that others are not put at risk by the work-related activities of your employees.
Stay ahead of changes in legislation
All businesses need to stay on top of legislative changes. It has never been easier to do so thanks to the introduction of Common Commencement Dates. This means that most new laws affecting businesses now come into play on one of two dates each year, either April or October, making it easier for business to remember compliance timings.
Dealing with business failure
According to the latest figures released by business analyst and information service Experian, corporate insolvencies in the UK have fallen by 8.8 per cent during the first three months of 2007 compared to the same period the previous year. This guide should help to clarify the key distinction between an IVA and bankruptcy.
Managing debt
As small and medium-sized businesses consider the impact of interest rate rises, SmallBusiness.co.uk and Alexander Baldock, commercial director of Barclays Business Banking, outline their top tips for managing debt as costs increase.
Coping with data loss
According to data recovery firm Ontrack, 89 per cent of companies fail to allocate budget for data recovery and 78 per cent have experienced data loss in the past 12 months. SmallBusiness.co.uk offers the following tips on handling data.
Guide to identity theft protection
The outcry over identity theft on social networking sites like FaceBook and MySpace serves as a reminder of how the openness of the internet can mean rich pickings for fraudsters. Educating your staff about the dangers is key to protecting your business.
How to avoid unfair dismissal claims
Dismissing an employee can be a difficult area to tackle for employers. This guide from SmallBusiness.co.uk gives an overview of the basics to help you avoid paying any unnecessary compensation and explains the basis for claims of ‘unfair’ dismissal.
Need to know: Age discrimination laws
Getting to grips with the minefield that is age discrimination is a perennial problem for small sized businesses, but owners ignore these issues at their peril.