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13 November, 2025 6 min read Black Friday: How your business can prepare for the biggest one yet Black Friday is one of the year's biggest sales periods. Learn how to get your payments, technology and stock management...
30 October, 2025 7 min read Black Friday: 11 expert tips to sell more Read our advice for a high-performing Black Friday across online stores, Vinted, Debop, eBay, high-street shops, and mar...
16 October, 2025 12 min read How much does it cost to open a salon? Wondering how much it'll cost to open a beauty, hair or nail salon? Use Sage's barbershop and salon startup cost workshe...
18 December, 2024 5 min read How to keep your small business running smoothly this Christmas Keep your small business running smoothly this Christmas with practical tips on cash flow, staffing, and payroll to thri...
19 November, 2024 8 min read Black Friday: 9 top tips to help small businesses boost sales Discover nine essential tips to help your small business make the most of the Black Friday sales opportunity.
10 November, 2023 1 min read Cyber Monday: How to get your retail or e-commerce business ready Cyber Monday is one of the key sales periods of the year. Learn about five steps your retail or e-commerce business can ...
27 October, 2023 1 min read Cart abandonment: How to close crucial sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday Discover how to reduce the chances of cart abandonment when your customers are shopping online and follow our five tips ...
6 February, 2023 31 min read How to find balance after business burnout Discover how Fisayo Longe battled business burnout after her fashion brand, Kai Collective, went viral overnight with th...
16 January, 2023 1 min read How to defy the odds and build a business Learn how Byron Dixon's passion for chemistry led to him successfully building multimillion-pound business Micro-Fresh.
11 August, 2022 4 min read How distributors can remain relevant in a direct-to-consumer world Discover how distributors can remain as valued partners to brands and manufacturers that are embracing the direct-to-con...
20 June, 2022 20 min read Start an online business with a single cow James Mansfield, the co-founder of field&flower reveals how the business was started and why building email lists has ma...
22 April, 2022 28 min read Break the rules to grow your startup Sir John Timpson CBE talks about how his practical approach to managing people and growth has made his company, Timpson,...
11 April, 2022 < 1 min read How to build a resilient business Are we born with resilience or we do we learn it? Julie Deane talks about overcoming struggles when building The Cambrid...
5 April, 2022 17 min read A stressed skincare side hustler with a full-time £50k tech job In this edition of the Money Diaries, we see what this busy tech professional by day, skincare entrepreneur by night, sp...
1 March, 2022 9 min read A full-time student running an e-commerce business on £18k What does a full-time university student running an e-commerce business on £18k spend in a week? Let's find out.
21 February, 2022 34 min read How to grow a good business idea Discover how Hiut Denim founder David Hieatt created a global cult brand to restore lost jobs and get a town in Wales ma...
7 February, 2022 26 min read Start a coffee business from scratch From pilot to speciality coffee guru, discover how Altitude Coffee founder Joe Townshend created his own brand from scra...
13 December, 2021 1 min read Create a letterbox small business on a shoestring budget The founder of Cake or Death reveals how she reinvented her company after losing 90% of her business overnight.
25 November, 2021 1 min read How it started: Lockdown. How it’s going: We made cricket more accessible Discover how the founders of Village Cricket Co overcame challenges to tackle the learning curve of starting a new busin...
24 November, 2021 6 min read How it started: I lost 90% of my business in a week. How it’s going: 800 orders a week and a new shop Discover how the founder of Cake or Death breathed life into her company by changing her business model after the pandem...
23 November, 2021 10 min read How it started: Furlough. How it’s going: We made £1m in revenue in five months Discover how the co-founders of Colleague Box turned their personal pandemic challenges into a thriving business.
19 November, 2021 1 min read How it started: I wanted to help the planet. How it’s going: I started a business so everyone could do that Sasstainable founder Steph Elswood reveals why she started her ethical e-commerce business and share tips to help you go...
18 November, 2021 2 min read Free e-book: Maximise success as an online seller – by bossing your accounting Download our guide, Maximise success as an online seller, and learn about the accounting tips that can help your e-comme...
