Checklist: preventing business fraud

Research released in autumn 2019 revealed that 84% of UK firms had suffered a data breach in the previous 12 months. Cyber criminals are growing more sophisticated in their attacks, stealing data and financial information. Small businesses can no longer afford to ignore the threat from cybercrime

Checklist: preparing for ISO 9000

The ISO 9000 family of standards helps businesses put quality management processes in place

Checklist: preparing your premises for winter

Don’t let your business be stopped in its tracks by burst pipes, boiler breakdowns or huge heating bills

Checklist: managing your time

This checklist will help you get on top of your schedule

Checklist: moving premises

Moving premises can be highly disruptive, so it's important to plan the move so you can resume work with a minimum of fuss and time lost

Checklist: using performance indicators

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, can help you measure how your business is performing in particular areas, so you can track and improve this over time.

Checklist: growing your business

Unless you’re quite happy just ticking over, it is likely that you will be looking for ways to develop and grow your business. The steps in our checklist can set you off in the right direction.

Checklist: getting more from your board members

The members of your board are responsible for major decisions on how your business is run - and could be responsible for its failure if they don’t carry out their responsibilities effectively.

Checklist: making your business more green

Every business has an environmental impact. This checklist helps you assess the impact you have and the changes you can make to minimise that damage.

Checklist: delegating effectively

It’s not possible to do everything yourself – and it isn’t good for employee satisfaction, either. Use our checklist to learn how to delegate tasks successfully.