One thing businesses of all sizes need is customers. We used to only be able to sell to those around us, but now businesses can connect to customers all over the world at just the click of a...
We know running a business is time-consuming and you don’t always have time to call up to ask or search the web looking for help with your PayPal Business account. So we’ve developed some...
Overseas exporting is estimated to be worth £43.7 billion[i] to British businesses by 2020. However, for small businesses who are looking to establish an international presence, getting started...
At PayPal, we understand that staying on top of everything when you’re a small business owner can be enough to give you sleepless nights. Invoices, payments, refunds, withdrawals, customer...
Founded in 1984 as a small shop in the Northern Ireland village of Ballynure, Chain Reaction Cycles has grown to become the world’s largest online bike shop. With annual sales of £140 million...
Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) is British retail group known for its traditional knitwear. However, as well as the Edinburgh Woollen Mill brand, the retail group owns: Peacocks, Jane Norman, Ponden...
Goodwin & Goodwin is a custom sign maker, hand crafting unique installations from light up letters to neon signs. It was founded in 2009 by husband and wife team Paul and Viviane Goodwin, who...
Small business owners are already prepping for the Christmas holidays, as there are many shopping occasions from now through January including Black Friday, Christmas, New Year and Boxing Day to...
Founded in 1913 by the accomplished outfitters Ralph Hawes and George Frederick Curtis, Hawes & Curtis is a well-known Jermyn Street shirt-maker. The brand has been acclaimed by aristocracy and...
Click Souvenirs is an online souvenir shop which sends London-inspired gifts and accessories – from Big Ben clocks and Double Decker bus models to Union Jack jewellery and handbags - to...
PlushForums hosts online communities for businesses and groups of all sizes – from farmers to film-makers. The business was born when former web product manager, Adrian Flitcroft, saw an...
Urban Village Chocolates is an artisan chocolate company based in St Margarets, Twickenham. Founded three years ago by former PR professional Deborah Newbury, Urban Village Chocolates combines...
Back in March, we announced the new Near Field Communication (NFC)-enabled PayPal Here card reader. The good news is that you can now register your interest to buy the device, so you’ll be among...
Charlie Moo’s is an online home-made party supplies business. From cake fillers to felt crowns, it provides everything needed to throw a top notch children’s party. The business was born when...
Finery is a new British womenswear brand aimed at bridging the gap between high-street retailers and cutting-edge fashion designs. Launched in February 2015, the label offers carefully curated,...
Tempcover is an online short-term motor insurance company based in Fleet. Chief executive, Alan Inskip, founded Tempcover in 2006 after identifying a gap in the market for a cost effective,...
At PayPal, we talk to lots of small UK businesses and hear a great deal about the challenges of expanding their business to customers overseas. From developing an international website to setting...
Made with Love is an online cosmetics store, offering beauty products made with 100% natural, raw and vegan ingredients. The company was founded by Leigh-Anne Morrell whilst she was pregnant with...
Booking Live is a specialist online booking software provider. The Bristol based company, founded in 2008, has grown exponentially over the last seven years. It has expanded its team from 2 to 12...
Bellezza Italiana is a family-owned business based in Wigan. The business works with popular Italian brands such as Felce Azzurra, Cleo, Malizia Uomo, Vidal and Aquolina to import high-quality...
Devon based ASH Ironworks was established by master blacksmith Andrew Hall in 1986. The business creates high-quality, decorative ironwork, such as sculptures, lighting and wall art. They also...
Light Republic is an independent, state-of-the-art photography studio in Epsom, Surrey. They produce creative images of families and present them as bespoke wall art to hang in the home....
D.I.Y Beads is a travelling mobile bead shop, which sells its colourful array of beads at fetes, fairs and festivals throughout the year. We spoke to owner Kate Seagraves to find out more......
They decided to plant it with maize and then created a maze in the crop, which local families could come and enjoy over six weeks during the summer. We caught up with Siân on running her own...
According to UKTI research it’s over 11% more likely that your business will survive if you make sales overseas. If you sell directly to your customers (and 90 per cent of businesses do) you...
Tilly creates easy to follow guides to sewing your own clothes, designed for those who have always wanted to give dressmaking a go but don’t know where to start. She started by blogging her...
If you are interested in how to start selling internationally, PayPal has recently launched a great range of hand-picked partners and offers to help cut the cost of selling abroad. As well as...
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the British economy. But seven years after the start of the credit crunch, many of them tell us they’re still struggling to get funding. According to the...
Breaking down on the roadside is bad enough at the best of times! The situation only gets worse when you realise you don’t have enough cash to pay for that new part you need from roadside...
Shoppers at Westfield London, Shepherds Bush, can now use the PayPal app to pay for car parking with their smartphone. It’s the first time people in the UK have been able to pay to park with...
Brothers Tom and Michael Ashworth started NuBlue in 2005 straight out of university. They wanted to improve their customers’ online presence through website design, development and web hosting....
Gavin Green believes that what you put on your skin is as important as what you put in your mouth. Trained in how to blend organic products, he was frustrated trying to find high quality male...
You may have seen that UK buyer protection has been extended to now cover services, digital goods, travel tickets and other intangible items. If you pay for one of these items using PayPal and the...
Last weekend saw the inaugural Makegood Festival, a pop-up market place that launched the creative brands of the future. The event was the brain child of the School for Creative Startups, one of...
To mark the launch of the Makegood Festival which opened today at the Old Selfridges Hotel in London, we are taking a closer look at some of the fantastic textile designers exhibiting at the Festival.
With summer fast approaching Scottish Bed and Breakfast The Shepherd’s House’s season is well under way. On the east shore of Loch Lomond in Scotland, Jenny and Chris Townsend offer their...
Happy Easter from PayPal! Easter and chocolate go hand in hand, so this week we caught up with chocolatier Choco Passion UK at their busiest time of year. Choco Passion UK sell hand crafted...
Ti-Springs sells titanium shock springs for your mountain bike. Founder Scout Gregory first started using PayPal last year when he set up the business, so he could take payments from countries...
ET Games, of Dragon’s Den fame, produce handmade wooden games. The company was started on a shoe string by David Harvey in 2009, with Ben Lewis joining that Christmas. The pair now sells into...
Contemporary lace artist Louise West has been using PayPal for the last two years to support her business. She develops designs from traditional bobbin lacemaking techniques, including individual...
Perfect 10 Mobile Beauty offers a wide range of beauty services in the comfort of the client’s own home. Operating in London, their highly trained therapists come to the house with all the...
Cupcake and cakepop company Cupcake Planet saw an increase of deposits paid on the spot of 800% when they started using PayPal Here. In our latest Small Business Spotlight, which profiles some of...
We're introducing a new regular spot to the PayPal UK blog. PayPal has enabled tens of thousands of small businesses to sell both online and offline, and every couple of months we'll be nominating...
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