The Knowledge Hub

Covid-19: Marketing Your Business in 2021

Dean Standing

When it comes to communicating with customers during the pandemic, marketing can help small businesses get back on their feet that bit quicker. Here’s how

Five Ways to Build Your Brand Out of a Recession

Charlotte Nichols

Charlotte Nichols of Harvey & Hugo talks us through five ways business owners can utilize PR and marketing to rebuild their brand after a recession

How to Use PR to Maximize Reach in 2021

Ellen Widdup

Ellen Widdup, ​Editorial Director of Prominent PR, explores how PR has fundamentally changed as a result of the pandemic and why SMEs should alter their approach for 2021

3 Reasons Why Customer Personas Really Matter

Rebecca Taylor

Learn more about why customer personas are important when optimising your business strategy and how to create them using our easy step-by-step guide

8 Tips For Entering into Introduction Agreements

Patrick McCallum

Patrick McCallum of Wright Hassall LLP talks us through eight steps business owners should take when entering into an introduction agreement

How to Check Your Business' HMRC Position

The Fleximize Team

Here's our handy guide covering how UK business owners can check their company's HMRC position for PAYE and VAT online

Covid-19: How Accountants Can Support SMEs

Elizabeth Hughes

Elizabeth Hughes of Pandle outlines the many ways an accountant can provide practical guidance to help business owners weather the Covid-19 storm

What Happens to VAT After Brexit?

Andrew Diver

Andrew Diver, Head of Taxation at Beatons Group, debunks some common myths about VAT after Brexit and sheds some light on what may happen in the months ahead

Commercial Contracts & Acting Responsibly

Evie Clemance

Evie Clemance of Backhouse Solicitors talks us through government guidance on acting responsibly when enforcing contractual arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Optimising Your Ecommerce Strategy for 2021

Maura Monaghan

The pandemic has fundamentally changed the way consumers spend their money. With this in mind, Maura Monaghan takes a look at how SMEs can adapt their ecommerce strategy

Community Based Marketing for B2B SMEs

Ashley Friedlein

Ashley Friedlein explores the concept of community based marketing and shares tips on how to create your own community as a B2B SME

How to Create B2B Seasonal Marketing Campaigns

Andy Woods

Andy Woods, Creative Director and Co-Founder at web design and development agency Rouge Media, explores how B2B brands can add seasonal campaigns to their online marketing mix

An SME’s Guide to Data Protection and Brexit

​Jonathan Smy

​Jonathan Smy of SMY IT Services talks us through the new data protection regulations that business owners need to be aware of as the UK leaves the European Union

2020 Small Business Christmas Gift Guide

The Fleximize Team

With Christmas just around the corner we share our favourite small businesses to shop with, including an interactive map of the small businesses local to you

A Guide to East Anglia's Christmas Food Producers

The Fleximize Team

To celebrate Small Business Saturday 2020, we've put together a list of food producers across Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Essex so that you can shop local this Christmas

How to Avoid 'Greenwashing' as an SME

Donald Moore

Donald Moore, Chair of B Corporation Rowlinson Knitwear, discusses what organisations must do if they're to take the UK's goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 seriously

Talk Money Week: Support for Business Owners

Jyoti Patel

We take a look at how business owners can cultivate healthy conversations about money, along with outlining three steps to achieve stable cash flow

An SME's Guide to Trading Through Lockdown

Jyoti Patel

We take a look at some of the platforms small business owners can use in order to keep trading safely during lockdown

How to Understand Your Payslips as an Employee

Stacey McIntosh

Stacey McIntosh of Sage Advice UK​ talks us through how to understand your payslips as an employee, including a look at key terminology

Managing Document Security in the Workplace

Ben Liu

Ben Liu of Kofax takes a look at why it's essential to invest time into protecting your business' paperwork and digital file infrastructure