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Best payment processors for UK small businesses – 11 of the best – Small Business UK
UPDATED: Now that your business is ready to take payments, it’s time to think about how you’ll be processing payments. Alternatively, you might just want to change your current...
Cheapest card payment machines – Small Business UK
Small businesses can define the cheapest card payment machines in a few different ways: by card reader price, subscription or monthly fees, and more. Transaction fees can’t be forgotten...
3 ways to avoid overpaying tax – Small Business UK
Recent reports have put HMRC in the spotlight, revealing frustrating delays that mean some business owners are waiting more than four months to receive a refund on their overpaid...
UK Small Business Events and Exhibitions Calendar – Small Business UK
With the aim of bringing our readers an extensive business events, exhibitions and trade fairs diary, Small Business will be continually updating this page as new events come onto...
5 most common tax mistakes when you’re self-employed – Small Business UK
What’s worse when you’re self-employed? Having to pay your tax bill, or making a mistake and finding out you’ve overpaid? Filing your small business taxes each year does not...
Self-employed invoice template – Small Business UK
So, you need a self-employed invoice, but you have no idea where to start or what it should even look like. Perhaps you’re new to self-employment and you’re formally...
How to get more control over your business budgeting  – Small Business UK
This is especially true for small businesses, where resources can be limited, and maximum value must be squeezed from every pound spent. And in these times of ongoing energy...
The 3 biggest benefits of smart  meters for small businesses – Small Business UK
The UK energy market has been hit by nearly a shock a year so far in the 2020s, with pandemics and conflict all contributing to price volatility. With ongoing...
Can your business help to achieve net zero? – Small Business UK
Net zero is the global goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions to zero, either through complete elimination or by balancing emissions with removal. In order to prevent a climate...
Why your customers choose certain payment methods and what you can do about it – Small Business UK
If you’ve ever seen a customer abandon their basket at checkout, you’ve probably asked yourself what went wrong. Sometimes it’s the price. Sometimes it’s timing. But often, it’s the...
Checklist for going self-employed – a Small Business guide – Small Business UK
Dare you go self-employed? Is it time to turn your side hustle into a full-time job? If you do, you will join approximately 4.3 million self-employed workers in the...
Building a personal brand as a freelancer – Small Business UK
Small businesses today are expected to have a face of their brand, most often the founder themselves. That means that you as the founder need to embody the brand:...