Category: Business Advice

Building a fintech product for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is a different beast than building for the average consumer or a massive corporate bank. SMEs have specific, unyielding needs—they need tools that manage lumpy cash flows, automate messy

AI is the most exciting development most SMBs have faced for decades. The potential for innovation, prediction, and personalisation, the never-ending hype.

The landscape of retail and logistics has undergone a seismic shift. Driven by the relentless growth of e-commerce, customer expectations have never been higher. Today’s shopper demands not just quality products, but also lightning-fast speed and unflinc

Small transport businesses across the UK operate under growing pressure. Compliance rules tighten. Customer expectations rise. Margins stay thin. Managing driver hours, vehicle use, and legal obligations now demands constant attention alongside daily operation

Debt collection software helps businesses recover overdue payments in a structured and consistent way. As invoice volumes grow and customer relationships become more important, manual chasing quickly stops being effective. Modern tools centralize overdue balan

Professor Dr Parin Somani, founder and CEO of the London Organisation of Skills Development, explains why working with charities at Christmas is good for society, employee wellbeing and recruitment, and how meaningful CSR helps businesses attract Gen Z talent

New research from The HR Dept reveals that 40% of women and 18% of men have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour at work in the past year, while 45% of UK business leaders don’t understand upcoming sexual harassment laws and one in three are unprepared to m

Finance teams waste hours reconciling data across CRM, billing, payroll, and accounting systems. Manual data entry between platforms creates errors, delays closes, and produces conflicting metrics. Connecting these systems to Xero creates an automated revenue

Payment cards have become commodities. Everyone offers them, they all work basically the same way, and customers don’t particularly care which bank logo is on the plastic. But what if your business could offer cards with your own branding, integrated int

In the early days, most SMEs in the UK approach online payments in a very pragmatic way: pick one gateway that works with UK cards, plug it into the website, and move on. Then a few customers start asking for PayPal “because it’s easier for them&rd

From Colleague to Leader: Making the Transition Seamless The move from team member to team leader marks one of the most important shifts in a professional’s career. Many new managers find themselves placed into leadership roles with little preparation fo

According to the Enterprise Research Centre, only 2% of SMEs in the UK achieve a turnover of £1 million within three years. And only 7% of established firms grow past £3 million, with SMEs registering employment growth dropping from 20% to 13% in 2024. Growt