Latest Guides & Tips
Security for your business premises
Nationally, burglary is one of the most common types of crime experienced by businesses, with higher rates of re-burglary than domestic properties, and so businesses need to take measures to improve their on-site security and minimise the risk.
Effective risk management
The continued growth in the UK’s compensation culture is very much evident and SMEs are right to worry about legal claims, both spurious and real. Smallbusiness.co.uk and Hiscox have this set of top tips for approaching your insurance requirements and a guide to different types of insurance.
An Introduction to insurance cover for business
This factsheet tells you which insurance cover your business is legally required to have and describes some optional insurance cover that you could use to protect your business.
Can you afford to ignore flood risk?
Small businesses are more at risk from flooding than fire - and the effects can be 30 times as costly as burglary - yet many businesses still do not have any measures in place to protect their property or staff from flooding, says , the Environment Agency.