Simply Business Features

By Rosie Beasley Winter 2007/2008 recorded bumpy sales figures for the retail industry as a whole. Most recently, reports are showing that sales are up for January 2008 by 2.6 percent, however some experts predict that the upturn won’t last....

By Martyn Cornell 2006: Fort Wayne, Indiana. A fast food restaurant is sued for negligence by a woman who was shot in an argument with another customer as they waited to be served. The attacker was jailed for 40 years...

By Martyn Cornell The glass-topped tables in the pub looked very attractive, but were not designed to be sat upon the way you might do on a wooden table. Except of course that somebody inevitably did sit on one, then...

By Helen Castell Climbing out of your comfort zone is always a big step, but the rewards of setting up as self-employed persuade thousands every year to go it alone. Autonomy, hours to suit and the chance to steer your...

By Gee Sahota The steep rise in petrol prices over the last few months is yet another blow to many small businesses that have already been blighted by the dip in the economy following the recent credit crunch, and a...

By Gee Sahota Following on from measures proposed in the pre-budget report in October last year, Chancellor Darling has now confirmed the radical overhaul to the way Capital Gains Tax will be calculated, ahead of the official budget release in...

Gee Sahota suggests that getting the right type of landlord’s insurance could help you avoid months of lost rental income As a buy-to-let investor, one of the worst problems you can experience financially is rental void periods. Typically this happens...

By Mark Alexander It’s an alarming, if not surprising fact that 77 of the 241 workplace deaths in the UK last year occurred in the construction industry. This is an unprecedented tally that makes for uncomfortable reading, however as disturbing...

By Rosie Beasley Managing cash flow effectively is an important factor in how successful your business is and will be. Making a healthy profit does not guarantee that your cash flow will be stable – these are two very different...

By Karen Baldwin Most small business owners are well aware of the dangers of standing still; of not expanding their product or service offering; neglecting to develop further skills and expertise; or of failing to fine-tune systems and processes to...

By Karen Baldwin Without even knowing anything about your business, it would be pretty safe to predict that one of the biggest challenges you face is how to attract and retain the best staff. Why? Because it is the same...

By Karen Baldwin There are few people more motivated than the small business owner in the early stages of establishing their own business. The buzz of doing your own thing, the opportunity to build up an asset and the idea...

by Rosie Beasley In the current climate of economic instability, some small business owners may be looking towards the Budget release on 12th March for a ray of light. Others, however, are already looking at how to best prepare their...