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Ben Lobel

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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.

Small Business Banking

Negative interest rates: Concern over charge for business deposits

Amid warnings from Natwest that businesses might have to pay to hold cash, we look at the implication of negative interest rates in the SME community.

Office & home working

Flexible workplaces advocated for Olympics period

Businesses have been urged to engage with their workforce and consider introducing flexible measures to discourage ‘sickies’ during the Rio Olympics.

Legal advice

How to deal with threatening job applications

In these days of increased litigation, how can employers protect themselves while ensuring they offer equal opportunities to all job applicants?

News

SMEs failing to prioritise online security

The majority of the UK’s SMEs are not prioritising better online security in the next 12 months, despite the impending impact of the EU’s new data protection legislation.

News

Small businesses forced to write off debt due to late payment

More than a quarter of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK suffer from bad debt to the extent that they have had to write off money in the past year.

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.