• Cleaning up our act (well, website)

    Recently we wrote about discovering our website is very heavy and as a result, had a big carbon footprint. We’ve been doing some work to lighten it up, changing the design and reducing unnecessary features and we’re very happy to say it’s much better now. It’s gone from being dirtier than 56% of websites tested…

  • Bigger isn’t better for our small business

    When you have a small business there is a constant pressure for growth. People with zero experience in business will, upon hearing you have a small business, start offering advice on how to grow. Stories of small businesses that have grown to take on more contracts and more staff are celebrated, and there are thousands…

  • A brief history of Roasting House for #SmallBusinessMonth

    Every May is Small business month in the USA. Here in the UK we just get the one day to celebrate small businesses, Small Business Saturday which takes place in December. This doesn’t seem right considering all of the benefits of small businesses to the UK. Alone we are small, but collectively small businesses are…