When Does A Small Business Become A “Not Small Business”

I was at a business event over the weekend as part of my commitment to Register A Company, and really my interest was to meet with new business owners and ask them what additional services we could offer them. After a few glasses of wine, the conversation became more open, and a lot of the people started to say that what they really needed was simple advice – were they doing things correctly, could I spot mistakes in their strategy etc etc.

In this situation, I always make it clear that whilst I have had some success in business, I by no means have the holy grail. I still make mistakes and I only ever give advice if I have had a direct experience of whats being asked. So anyway, this isn’t actually the point I want to make – a few people after a few more wines had passed, as well as numerous business cards exchanged, said – ” Thanks for your help – it’ll be a shame when we become a big business and won’t be able to use you anymore! ”

And this got me thinking – at what point does a “Small Business” become a “Big Business” or even a “Medium Business”. In fact, while we’re on the point, what actually makes and business a “Small Business” in the 1st place?

Its all phraseology that I must admit to using all the time, as does everyone I think – but in reality, the size of your business is down to you. A team of 3, a moderate turnover – whilst not on the scale of Shell or Marks and Spencer for example – could be classed as a big business by it’s owners if it is big in proportion to what they started with.

I am probably going to lose myself in a tangent in a minute, so i’ll leave this one here for the time being, but for all business owners – your business is the size you think it is. I think.

Register A Company Can Help You!

In the run up to our launch, Register A Company has been talking to all sorts of new businesses to see how we can best help them out. We have reached out to all sizes, from a single Entrepreneur working on his own, to a new 12 man team with substantial investment behind them.

We approached all of these people and told them what we offered as a basic package – registration of a new company, company name search and all the paperwork behind these two things – plus we would complete the process within 3 working hours 90% of the time – marvellous.

But what else could we help with? The list was varied, but the same things did keep cropping up – I have listed below the top 5 things which new businesses claimed they would like help with, and which we are now in a position to offer :

Top 10 Services We Provide For New Businesses

Company Registration – Ok, it’s a given and we weren’t going to include it in this list, but we didn’t want you to think we couldn’t do it. So if its a Company Registration you’re after, just get in touch with us, and we’ll do the rest!

Accounts – It came across strongly that a lot of new businesses were not sure if they needed an accountant, when they needed an accountant, what an accountant EXACTLY did, how much should they cost. So we’ve teamed up with a network of accountants across the UK to provide a top notch accountancy service at a price that’s right for a new business. Additionally, if you would just like some information, we can provide that too.

Web Site – Everyone knows they need a website, but few know how to build one and what should be on there. So again, we now offer this as a packaged service. From a basic 4 page website through to a full singing and dancing ecommerce site, we can do it all and at prices that represent excellent value for money.

Online Marketing / Marketing – These two are actually very separate, but i’ll bundle them together here. Online marketing is all about marketing your services and business and your website – this is something we have many years experience in and so are well equipped to offer this as part of a package to our customers. The best thing about it is, we work to a strict ROI model, so we believe for every marketing £ you spend, you should make a profit on it.

In terms of traditional marketing, we have some excellent in house experience in this sector, and we can provide you with a fully detailed marketing strategy that will meet your requirements and won’t bust your budget.

Office Space – Office space is available everywhere and so it may seem like a no brainer to get some. However, we have a lot of experience in getting the best type of office space at the best price. Give us a call to have a chat about it – you’ll be amazed at what there is to consider, but don’t worry, we can take the headache away for you!

Business Advice – The thing with advice, especially in business, is you never know if it is good advice until you put it into practise, and then it can be too late!!! We offer all our clients advice if they need it – and we only give advice on subjects we know about and have had experience with. If we don’t have the experience we are honest and will tell you – and if we know someone better, we will pass you onto them to talk too.

I hope this little list is helpful!

Register A Company Services Team