Latest Guides & Tips
Hiring through video
Businesses are turning to videoconferencing when recruiting new employees. SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to some of them about their use of the technology.
Using IT to get organised
SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates how technology can contribute to a smooth-running operation.
Social networking and business
What can small businesses learn from larger enterprises that have embraced social networking?
Master your customer service
Following an extensive customer survey, Nishant Agarwal of Castlefield Clinic realised that change was long overdue.
Technology and small business
A mobile phone or laptop can greatly enhance your efficiency in processing information and dealing with customers/clients.
Moving with the times
You don’t have to break the bank with technology investments and a targeted IT spend could pay dividends for your business.
Social networking for your business
The invasion of the workplace by ‘consumer’ technology such as wikis, blogs and social networking might be shaking up boardrooms and confusing corporate types, but the phrase ‘knowledge management platform’ is clearly one only a “suit” could love
The 21st century business
While the 19th century had the factory, the 20th century became notorious for the office. We take a look at how entrepreneurship is set to change as we advance deeper into the 21st century.
Rising star: Anthony Karibian
Anthony Karibian, CEO of telecoms company XLN, shares his secrets on how to build a fast-growing business from scratch.
Top IT tips from the geeks
As we become more and more dependent on computers for business, it is important to keep up to date with changes in technology and to protect our private information. Read our top IT tips, written in conjunction with the folk at Geeks-on-wheels, to find out how to protect yourself and save money on IT spending. Click read…
Can VoIP really reduce business telephony costs?
Small businesses are constantly seeking to cut costs and become more efficient. This guide to VoIP from SmallBusiness.co.uk and purchasing adviser Indirectchannel explain how using voice over internet protocol (VoIP) can save money.
What VoIP can do for you
One of the buzzwords in technology circles of late has been VoIP or Voice-over Internet Protocol, something that could revolutionise small businesses' telecoms systems and save them money.
Setting up a computer server
As your small business grows, the time will come when you’ll need to install a computer server or upgrade your existing unit to handle the number of terminals, printers and other technical wizardry you now use.
Outsourcing website and email systems: the benefits
A study into web and email systems in SME businesses has revealed that organisations the length and breadth of the UK are wasting thousands of pounds every year by relying on badly managed and unreliable in-house server systems to deliver their website and email communications.
Top tips for WEEE compliance
Are you aware that your old PCs could be breaking the law? The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive finally became UK law in 2007.
