Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
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.
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Almost 60 per cent of the UK would welcome an annual summer ‘shutdown’ among businesses, research finds.
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Small business owners have presented the optimistic side of the Brexit argument and how it might not be doom and gloom for many businesses.
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Here, we speak to small company owners and managers about the likely affect the Out vote will have on the running of their business.
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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) and advisers have highlighted the uncertain future ahead for the small business landscape following Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Employing & managing staff
Alan Price discusses the issues to bear in mind for employers when the summer seasons comes around.
Advice
eSports, where live play is watched on TV and by audiences in an arena, has been a serious business in the Far East for over a decade and is now soaring in popularity in the UK.
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Some 65 per cent of female workers in Britain would consider training or retraining for a new career, research finds.
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A majority of self-employed workers will vote in the European referendum this Thursday based on personal choice, rather than what may or may not be best for their businesses.
Productivity Zone
A recent study showing that productivity is set to fall in the USA for the first time in three decades confirms that productivity decline is affecting the whole of the developed world, and not just the UK and Europe.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at the ways in which to focus on your customer care as a small company.
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Nearly two thirds (63 per cent) of UK micro-business owners have been forced to work for free at some stage in their career just to get a foot in the door, research finds.
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The UK’s entrepreneurs are being stung by unexpected expenses during the first year of starting a business with serious consequences for growth, research finds.