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.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we look at what common success rate stats mean and how they should be interpreted if you want to start your own company.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we speak to three companies about their use of vouchers and how it benefited their business.
Business management
Owning your own company can be a stressful business.
Office & home working
In 2014/15 there were 76,000 injuries to employees reported, this is compared to 78,671 in the previous year.
News
Nearly half of all debts owed to businesses are as a result of forgotten or late payments, rather than more expected reasons such as customers not having the means to pay, research finds.
News
More than a third of business owners are unfamiliar with the business rates changes put in place by the government.
News
UK businesses could find themselves locked out of secure payment websites if they don’t act to accommodate changes caused by a new and more sophisticated level of internet security.
Advice
How might a Brexit affect your logistical operations and international trade? Here, we look at some considerations for SMEs.
Legal advice
Here, we give advice on the course of action to take if you get caught drink driving.
Employing & managing staff
Some 60 per cent of people living with mental ill health agree that employers should offer free screening for depression in the workplace.
News
Small and medium-sized UK companies have been warned about the growing number of bandwagon lenders and 'flatpack' finance providers that are flooding the market.
News
The value of lending to small businesses via overdrafts is falling by £100 million a month as small as SME bank overdrafts die out, research finds.