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Things to remember when starting a business

We know that starting and growing or business is one of the most difficult things you’ll ever do. It’s important for businesses to able to focus on what they do best in order to succeed. Small businesses tend to have very little spare time, so getting rid of any distractions will ensure full focus is on growing the business.

Businesses are very good at looking after the sales, the cost of sales and wages on their P&L account – but everything else is a bit of a distraction. There are so many things that a business needs to take care of (some by law) that don’t actually have a direct impact on sales. For example; finding cheap office equipment, getting good business insurance rates, utility rates and even researching ways to start or grow your business. They all take time, but spending too much on these things can take focus away from properly driving your business forward.

Our advice is to use a business to business marketplace that offers all of these services under one roof, like Frillo (http://www.frillo.co.uk). Here you can purchase everyday supplies, all of your business services and also get advice on starting or growing your business – all done through one provider. Thus saving you time and money so you can concentrate on your business.

Using a business to business marketplace will enable small businesses to consolidate their purchasing into one basket. By bringing together multiple products both physical and non-physical it greatly reduces the time to purchase allowing more focus on building the business.

After a £300k investment from Finance Yorkshire in 2012, Frillo has developed a brand new website, added new suppliers, partnered up with service providers and recruited specialist content producers. Businesses can now get access to cost price business supplies, competitive rates on things like insurance and utilities and also advice and support on how to start or grow a business.

Frillo’s mission is to source and supply everything a business needs and make it convenient to find and buy. Their new approach is revolutionising the way small businesses purchase online by consolidating everything into one transaction.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Will Ferguson .