You can set your watch to the new thicket of laws and regulations coming into effect every year. Luckily this year, the momentum seems to be with employers, and the government’s commitment to simplifying regulation seems genuine.

Have you ever wondered which industry would be the best to establish a small business? Surely this would be a big determinant factor for any would-be entrepreneur sitting back at a café and contemplating which market to attack for nation-wide domination. Before scrawling on that…

You know your core business, your products and services intimately, but the money side is a headache. It’s easy to push it to one side and hope that the mountain of bills, invoices, receipts and other paperwork will magically sort itself. Newsflash: it won’t.

We take on enough risk when engaging in financial matters that we need implicit trust in the institutions that secure our finances. This is just as true for individuals as it is for small business owners. As small business owners do operate on tight margins…

You’ve got ambitious plans for your business. You can see an exciting opportunity, and it could mean stellar growth if you play your cards right. But are you ready to take a risk and expand? Unless you start off on a sure footing, things could…