About

Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.

Setting up a company

Wizzle: The tech start-up looking to beat We Buy Any Car

Here's how one company, Wizzle, is challenging the big guns in the car buying space.

News

Final day to nominate for the British Small Business Awards!

Nominate TODAY for the British Small Business Awards for your chance to reward your company with one of our prestigious gongs.

Export & Import

How EU membership affects financial services

This article looks at why financial services are so important to the UK’s economy, how financial rules are decided in the EU and whether this is a good thing.

Marketing

Taking your first steps into successful marketing

In this piece, in association with Vistaprint, we look at how three companies successfully gained marketing exposure in the early stages of business.

Advice

The inside scoop on Qatar

If you are planning a trip to Qatar, it’s good to know the different laws in the country in order to have a peaceful and pleasant stay.

News

Healthy investor confidence in UK SMEs, study reveals

British investors are resoundingly confident in the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises as an investment vehicle, research finds.

News

Reputation, regulation and staffing worries top business concerns list

Regulation, reputation and employee issues, such as the rising costs of minimum wage, top the list of business concerns for UK small companies, a study finds.

Office & home working

Four tips for an easier business move

Here are some pointers for making sure your business move goes as smoothly as possible.

Tax

Get clued up on your tax relief and save money

In this piece, in association with Boost Capital, we look at some of the things small businesses can and cannot claim for.

News

UK business owners refusing to delegate

A large majority of British business owners do not like to delegate tasks to their staff, research finds.

News

Self-employed rely on their business, not pensions, to fund retirement

Rather than saving into a pension, 630,000 self-employed people in the UK view their business as their financial lifeline, research finds.

Business Technology

What SMEs need to know about hyperconvergence

Here, we look at why hyperconvergance is receiving so much attention in IT circles, and how businesses can make use of it to do more with less.