With the new year on the horizon, it’s time to start planning for 2020. There are lots of great marketing conferences and small business events happening around the UK next year. If you’re looking to improve your small business and build on your skills, get your diary out and have a look at these events.…
How to Save Time & Automate Your Workflows
As a small business owner (and particularly if you’re a one-man-band), repetitive tasks take up a lot of your time. Keeping on top of these tasks is important. But they can be tedious and probably keep you from working on your business (find out why you should focus on that). Do I see you nod…
Offline Marketing for Small Businesses
As a small business owner, it can be easy to assume that everyone is online and uses social media regularly. But while it’s true that a lot of people are active on social media, not everyone is. That’s why it’s important to at least consider using offline marketing for small businesses. And it’s not just…
5 Ways to Stand Out From Your Competitors
These days, it can be difficult for a business to be truly unique. There are hundreds of other small businesses (and even big businesses) offering a similar product or service to you. And the internet makes it easier than ever before for customers to have access to all your competitors. You’ve done your research and…
The Pros and Cons of Hiring Employees for Your Small Business
As your small business grows, it’s likely that you’ll need some help. Whether it’s someone with a skill you don’t have or someone to help out with all the admin you no longer have time for. But hiring your first employee is a big step, and it’s not always the right one for some small…
5 Great Places to Work Remotely in Edinburgh: Part 3
As I have talked about before, every now and then I love to work remotely in Edinburgh. Running a small business on your own can get lonely and repetitive. And the best thing to do about that is to get out of your (home) office to work from a café. And it’s great. Whether it’s…
The Best Cafés to Work From in Edinburgh for Small Businesses: Part 2
When you’re running your own small business – and particularly if you work from home – it can get a little lonely. When that happens, I love finding cosy little cafés to work from in Edinburgh. The benefits are plenty: You can chat with people and have a bit of buzz around you while you’re…
Small Business Interview: Amanda Stewart from Illuminate Technology
I always love picking the brains of other small business owners, and this time it’s the turn of Amanda Stewart. Amanda is the director of Illuminate Technology, an Edinburgh-based company which provides IT support for small businesses in Scotland. The perfect solution for small businesses who don’t have the space, budget or need for an…
10 Things I’ve Learned by Running My Own Small Business
Running your own small business is extremely rewarding, but it can also be very challenging. Even if you do plenty of research beforehand and get advice from other small business owners, nothing quite prepares you for taking the leap and setting up on your own. I’ve been running my own small marketing business since 2010,…
What Does GDPR Mean for Your Small Business Marketing
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been in force in the UK since May 2018. It’s the biggest change to data privacy regulations in 20 years. And it can have a big impact on your small business – particularly on your marketing. The changes the law introduced are quite complex. So here’s an overview…
