By industry
No matter which industry your venture navigates, start-ups and small businesses with big ideas will always be seeking knowledge. Help your business grow and thrive with our collection of content split by industry. Discover relevant articles for you, whichever profession you specialise in, from management consultants and web designers to hairdressers or private tutors.
Charities and social enterprises
Working with the community can be extremely rewarding but there might be situations where you need extra information or a helping hand.
Marketing, media and design
This industry operates at pace, and our articles have you covered, whether you’re looking for creative inspiration or want to learn about managing risk for your start-up agency.
Tradesmen
As a tradesman, you juggle a variety of responsibilities on top of trying to grow your business. Stay ahead of the curve with information and insights.
Coaching, training and education
Some say the gift of learning is priceless, while others see lucrative business opportunities in the educational sphere. Building a coaching or tutoring business is not always a simple task, which is why we've put together this selection of useful articles and guides. In them, you'll find tips which could prove useful for starting up, managing common risks and maintaining a profitable business.
Hair and beauty
Your business is all about making people feel good about themselves and that's what we want to do for you. Protecting your hair and beauty business means you have the reassurance you need to flourish. This collection of articles covers tips for everything from branding and workplace wellbeing to tech and legal.
IT and technology
The technology industry is a fast-paced and ever-evolving environment that can bring a number of risks associated with cyber threats. Read through this selection of guides and articles to build your IT business, help it to thrive and also remain one step ahead when it comes to cyber security.
Management consultants
As a management consultant, your expertise is invaluable - whether you focus on a specific industry or work across a variety of disciplines, your job is to solve problems and implement strategies. These guides seek to help you build and protect your business, as well as offering tips and advice to turn to.
Retail and shops
The high street is an exciting place to do business. Whether you run a small boutique or a department store, reading insights from other industry professionals could help to keep things in tip-top shape. In this selection of articles and guides, you can expect to find industry-specific tips, tricks and risk management techniques for the retail sphere.
Featured articles
How to manage risk in marketing, advertising and communications – the ultimate guide
From ownership of creative work to dealing with bloggers and vloggers, this ultimate guide (created with media law firm Wiggin) will tell you all you need to know about managing risk in the world of marketing, advertising and communications.
Starting a plumbing business – what you need to consider
Starting your own plumbing business has a myriad of benefits, but there’s a lot of responsibility associated with being self-employed. In this article, we’ll look at what you’ll need to consider when setting up and running your business.
How to promote your mobile beauty business
Launching a mobile beauty business is an increasingly popular way of offering hair and beauty services to a larger audience. To get your new business off the ground and growing fast, it’s important to invest time in promoting your services. We explore the best ways to get the word out and grow your clientele.
Starting a tutoring business
If you’re considering setting up your own tutoring business you might not know where to start. We provide invaluable advice on how to take the first steps.
Protecting your tools and your livelihood with tradesmen’s insurance
In this article we take a look at the different types of commercial insurance available to protect businesses against the risks of their trade, and unpack the terms used to describe them.
Why trustees’ insurance is important
Running a charity is a lot like running a business. It involves public communications, funds management and – often – managing teams of volunteers and employees. So, it’s no surprise that as the trustee of a charity you are just as liable, in the event of an accident or alleged wrongdoing, as a company director.