Some 84 per cent of small businesses in the UK depend on freelancers and temporarily contracted workers to overcome a nationally-felt skills shortage, new research from Jobsite Indeed has shown. more»
The coffee shop, which is apparently a favourite with Gordon Ramsay, has run into trouble with its landlords for the F***offee sign. On the plus side, it has done wonders for the profile of the business. more»
Franchise expert Andrew Pena goes into detail on the tensions that sometimes exist at the heart of the franchise relationship and gives advice on solutions. more»
Andrew Pena, founding partner of Cubism Law, explores quick service restaurant funding models for franchisees eager to grab a slice of the pie. more»
The CEO of LawyerFair hopes to transform the legal procurement process with his comparison service and improve the relationship between businesses and lawyers. more»
The founder of 2B Interface and her newest franchisee spoke to Business Advice about what makes an "ideal candidate" for the business model and just how much planning goes into the early stages of setting up a franchise. more»
Nearly two thirds (64 per cent) of Britain's micro businesses rely on support from friends and family to run the business, according to the latest Big Issues for Small Businesses report from Lloyds Bank Insurance. more»
I'm Andrew Pena, Cubism Law’s MD and founder. I was born in Spain before moving to the UK as a child, where in my youth, I loved the sciences and “making things”. It was this love of creating which attracted me to law, then to franchising, and indeed to build my own law firm. more»
Darrell Sansom, managing director at AXA Business Insurance, provides an introduction to insurance for early-stage businesses and explains why it should move beyond a "to-do" list and not be something considered after it's too late. more»
