Simply Business Features

by Gee Sahota Property has always been a popular and reliable method to achieve healthy financial returns for securing your future. And even though 2008 speculations point to an uncertain period and possible downturn, the buy-to-let market should still remain...

by Gee Sahota There is no doubt that property investors have been cruising in the fast lane for the last few years. All over the country landlords have been lining their pockets with healthy returns from their buy-to-let properties. No...

by Rosie Beasley If your dream is to run a pub, then the first thing you need to consider – even before you find a business for sale – is what type of pub business you want to be involved...

by Rosie Beasley If your restaurant business is stagnating, the best thing you can do is try to look at it with fresh eyes and identify small things to change that will make a difference. Before making any changes, however,...

by Gee Sahota With 2008 off the mark it’s a good time to prepare for the year ahead and ensure your buy-to-let property is in top form to maximise your rental potential. As any smart landlord knows, good tenants are...

The secret to overcoming mountains of paperwork so you can focus on matching more companies with candidates.

by Rosie Beasley According to a report by accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward, more businesses will fail in 2008 than in the previous 5 years, with small businesses and start-ups making up the majority. Their predicted number of business failures...

by Karen Baldwin It doesn’t seem very long ago that when we referred to carbon in the workplace we were talking about the sheet of paper we used to make multiple copies of a document. Similarly, greenhouses were simply places...

by Karen Baldwin Most small business owners will have used the Christmas / New Year holiday period to recharge the batteries after a hectic year, spend some much valued time with family and friends, and perhaps enjoy some time away...

by Rosie Beasley General consensus in the business community suggests that the majority of the UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) don’t have adequate insurance cover for professional risks and that probably other types of important business insurance are...

by Rosie Beasley No doctor would be able to practise medicine without knowing that he had insurance to back him up should he make the wrong decision and cause a patient to sue. Similarly, as a professional your clients are...

Invoice finance provides you with up front cash which is already owed to you, there are no interest charges or unexpected withdrawals, and you can’t get yourself in to larges amounts of debt – a common side effect of bank loans.