A Good Thing: Send less to landfill and more to a good cause
A Good Thing is a new matchmaking app that makes it easy for independent retailers and small businesses to donate unwanted items directly to charities in their local community.
What are the benefits of smart meters for retail businesses?
A smart meter may help support you in running your retail business, but how exactly?
Insuring a successful big Jubilee for your business
Ensure you have the correct business insurance measures in place, to join in with your community with a royal shindig.
Everything you need to know about Help to Grow
Learn how help to grow can help small businesses across the UK, learn new skills, reach new customers and boost profits.
Using Reviews - Don’t let your customers be secret admirers
In a world obsessed with ‘friends’, ‘sharing’ and ‘likes’, the importance of your happy customers spreading the word should be a critical part of your business plan.
Taking stock of your seasonal increase
Planning the year ahead is crucial for an independent business.
A beginner’s guide to building a greener business
Increasing your efforts to operate more sustainably may have upped its way up to your priority list.
A guide to the Pavement Licence for the independent hospitality sector
One opportunity that COVID has presented to independent hospitality is the extended Pavement license. The opportunity to increase footfall and revenue through the use of outside areas.
Guide to mobile payments for retailers
Bira's preferred card payments provider, Global Payments, has created a guide to mobile payments and how they can benefit your retail strategy.
The Online Sales Tax (OST)
The Online Sales Tax (OST) Survey is your opportunity to have your say and help us influence the government regarding the implementation of an OST.