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.
Marketing
Jamie Barlow presents the marketing options that will work the best for your small business.
News
They provide jobs for more than 15.6 million British workers, and one in three small and medium-sized companies are planning to take on more in the months ahead.
News
The majority of the UK’s small and medium-sized businesses have either not heard of, or are uncertain about, the impact of the EU’s new data protection legislation, research finds.
Marketing
Is your business making the most of the marketing potential of mobile phones? Smallbusiness.co.uk reports on ways it can work for you – just be careful not to get on customers’ nerves.
Advice
The advent and progression of an increase in consumer power has caused a number of changes within the property market.
Business Ideas & Planning
If your company is being hit by a slowdown, there are various ways you can revitalise it.
Investing in a franchise
Here's why the franchise route could be the best one for your business aspirations.
News
The inaugural event from SmallBusiness.co.uk boasts some leading entrepreneurs, financiers and business luminaries.
Tax
In this piece in association with KashFlow, we look at the upcoming digital tax regime and how it will affect small companies.
Business Loans
Here, we identify four of the most common fees 'hidden' in the small print of a commercial loan agreement that can sting your company in the long run.
News
The number of independent professionals, commonly referred to as freelancers, in the EU-28 rose from 7.7 million to 9.6 million between 2008 and 2015.
News
There are 2.17 million microbusinesses with fewer than nine employees across the UK, according to a study.