A purchase order outlines to a vendor or supplier exactly what the purchaser needs, when they need it by, how much it is going to cost and when payment should be made. more»

Writing for Business Advice, Ritam Gandhi, founder and director of Studio Graphene, considers the rapid growth of Britain's startup community and outlines three existing technologies that can be tapped into for a business advantage. more»

Even though they arent profit-earning in and of themselves, invoices are integral to the bottom line and something you need to get to grips with. more»

In 2016, the so-called 'shoppable tags? were introduced by Instagram. However, these tags continue to take willing participants to the online shop of a merchant. In the future, this step could be omitted. So where does this leave retailers? more»

Businesses could lose out on trade if they refuse to adapt to the contactless trend, as research suggests a third of UK consumers find another shop if the vendor did not accept card payments. more»

New research has found that a 0.25 per cent hike in interest rates to 0.75 per cent would cost small UK business owners another 355m in interest payments in the first year alone. more»

Over a third of small UK business owners believe cryptocurrencies will be accepted on the high street within two years, according to new research suggesting a mainstream future for alternative payment methods. more»

The two new card readers have been introduced to help PayPal users receive payments by credit or debit card offline. more»

NatWest Receipts will allow the bank's small business customers to track spending, categorise expenses for HMRC and export receipts for accounting or invoicing. more»

Although independent retailers will be excited about the ecommerce opportunity going into 2018, Iain McDougall, UK Manager at Stripe, tells Business Advice why businesses should remain trepidatious about the dangers […] more»