Calling all builders! This week our Design of the Week is from our new  'Improve Your Home' collection. Choose from A6, A5, A4 and stationery items with options to upload your own logo or use our instant logo if you haven’t already got your own logo design. The image has been specially selected to match the colours in the template but you can choose to replace it with one of your own images if you prefer ...

This week our designs of the week are our new designs for camping and caravan holidays. With School Holidays on the horizon and British Summer (hopefully!) on its way to us, many families are looking for cheaper alternatives to the usual summer breaks abroad. If you are in the tourist industry with a British caravan or campsite then make sure they know about how much fun they can have with you this summer. ...

Forums are a great way for like-minded people to share knowledge and experiences. For small businesses there are hundreds of forums to choose from so you can join one that is specific to your sector and stay up-to-date on developments in your industry. This keeps you updated on the competition and can make you aware of big events such as trade shows, new technologies and legislation changes for your industr ...

Thanks to everyone who came to see us at the Business Start-up Show last week in London. It was a great opportunity to meet with so many people and talk to you about your business plans and projects. We hope you all had a great couple of days there and managed to get some new ideas for how to move your new businesses forward.   Don't forget to order before the end of tomorrow to use your exhibition dis ...

The Business Startup Show is due to take place in London's ExCel Exhibition Centre on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th of May. The show has over 350 exhibitors and 250 free educational seminars designed to offer advice to those who have recently launched their company or who are considering setting up their own business in the near future. Amongst the expert speakers are David Gold, James Caan and Rachel Elnau ...

For beauty and hair salons across the country, spring and summer are one of the busiest times of the year with weddings, holiday preparation and high school prom season fast approaching. Promotional packages are a popular option during this time and can help to draw in the crowds with special offers and deals. The bridal package is the most common example of this but, with the scale of high school and colle ...

As well as deciding on a budget for your marketing campaign, there are certain things to consider and put in place to maximise your return on your promotional activity. Most people consider the basics but forget about the bells and whistles that can make a marketing message resonate that little bit more. Here’s a summary of things to think about before ordering your collateral: 1) Precision: Keep your mes ...

We’re sure you’re all as excited as we are about British summertime officially starting this weekend. It’s the season the gardeners amongst you have been waiting for but it’s not just gardeners who benefit from the summer season. Once satisfied that you have successfully caught up on the hour’s sleep you lose on Saturday night, start thinking about what advantages summertime can bring for your bus ...

Networking is a great opportunity for new businesses to make contacts and establish themselves in their local business community. This can help you to open up potential future business opportunities and build your company's reputation. To make sure you don't miss out on the possibilities networking could bring you, we've listed a few tips to help get you on your way to networking success: Arriving in style ...

Are you using the right colours for your business? Have you ever considered why easyJet might have chosen that unmistakable orange? Or why blue is the colour of financial institutions like KPMG and Barclays? Why do the food shops Holland & Barrett and Waitrose use green in their branding? These colour choices were no accident. Colour plays a vital, yet perhaps subconscious, role in how we perceive and r ...