SME
Small businesses, recession-busters
Being adaptable and agile, and avoiding dependency on a small number of corporate customers, has been vital for small businesses during the credit crunch, says Roger Trapp
Inside SME
Managing talent: Let your stars guide you to the summit
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
‘Clever’ is the new ‘talent’ – and if managers really want to make the most of their gifted employees they must standback and allow them to get on with it. Roger Trapp reports
David Prosser: 'The offer of unaffordable credit is as useless as the offer of no credit at all'
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Analysis
John Cheney: Clarity is key for small and medium-sized enterprises
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Soapbox
Brief encounters of a business kind
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Small companies and start-ups have taken to 'speed-dating' to attract funds or business partners, reports Mathieu Robbins
Adventures in Micro-business
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Professor Russell Smith answers your queries, and profiles a small business facing a big challenge
The dangers of multi-sourcing
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Outsourcing is back on the agenda, with a multiple-supplier model. But as Jonathan Cooper-Bagnall says, a holistic approach is vital
Video: Independent BusinessExtra interview
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
John Owrid of Culture Map on understanding independent businesses
The independent firms poised to lead Britain out of recession
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Small- and medium-sized businesses are proving resilient to the recession, with research carried out for ‘The Independent’ showing they are particularly confident, says Roger Trapp
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