Taking your small business global: a UK guide to exporting

It’s now a lot easier than you may think to take even the smallest business global.
Taking on Staff: UK Employment Law for Small Businesses

If you want to grow your business there will come a time when you need to employ. HR consultant Helen Jamieson shares her top tips about what to look out for.
Can the UK’s Disadvantaged Groups Benefit from Enterprise?

‘How can the most disadvantaged groups benefit from enterprise?’ to be blunt, they can’t within the current government system, or at least to say it’s very difficult, Aaron Barbour, Research and Policy Manager at linksUK, told the Prowess Conference in March 2009.
The Benefits of Collaboration for Your Small Business

If you collaborate with other brilliant, talented, fabulous and amazing women, just imagine what you could, jointly create!
8 Free Services for Small Business UK Owners in 2026

Running a small business in the UK means watching every pound. Free services for small business UK owners can automate admin, improve customer relationships, and keep your marketing consistent without adding to your overheads. With around 5.5 million small businesses operating across the country and women making up a significant share of the self-employed workforce, […]
Mothers of Invention: What Two Mums Teach Women Founders UK

How the ‘power of the playground’ helped two mums, with no design experience, invent and launch Splats.
8 UK Tax Season Essentials for Women in Business (2026/27)

The UK tax season runs differently from the calendar year. It starts on 6 April and ends on 5 April the following year, and if you are self-employed, a company director, or receive untaxed income, you must file a Self Assessment return. For women running businesses, the cost of getting it wrong is real: missed […]
Homeworking Balance: 6 Ways to Stop Your Business Taking Over Your Life

How to stay focussed on business, and keep the balance between work and life.
Women in Family Business UK: Daughters Taking the Helm

A showcase of women who have been influenced by, or joined forces with, their fathers to run successful businesses.