Simply Business Features

Members of the FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) are reporting that the cost of commercial insurance cover is rising by an average of 200% while some small firms have premiums that have risen over 500%. The costs may seem prohibitive...

For years the number of people choosing to work from home, either as self-employed professionals or to run their own business, has been on the increase. With low cost, accessible broadband often included as part of a phone package, and...

Most savvy retailers and tradesmen are well aware of the need to have at least some form of basic business insurance in place to protect their operation and the ability to earn an income. These people recognise that Shop &...

We look at five of the best ways to raise start-up cash for your business.

Starting a new business, especially when you're full of enthusiasm and have managed to secure the all-important finance, might seem like a breeze. You've got the money, you've got the great business idea, so what could possibly go wrong? The...

Every industry has its share of 'big players' who tend to take the overwhelming share of the market and overshadow their smaller competitors. Take the main supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, for example, who are despised by rural traders...

British insurer Liverpool Victoria predicts that female entrepreneurs will control six-tenths of UK wealth within the next two decades. At present, just 15 per cent of British firms are majority-owned by businesswomen, but research hints that this proportion is about...