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 interview two small companies about starting up, the challenges they faced and how they survived the first year.
Advice
Here's how to punch above your weight with your printed documents.
Business management
Here are some bonding and morale-boosting ideas to invigorate your staff.
Tax
Tax expert RSM is advising businesses to pay their VAT on time after a tax tribunal ruled that a six figure fine imposed for missing a VAT payment by one day was 'proportionate'.
News
The UK's freelancers and micro-businesses only get paid for two-thirds (69 per cent) of the work they should be paid for.
Advice
Car leasing is a way to drive around in a reasonably new car for a fixed monthly sum but without the burden of ownership. Here's more info.
Office & home working
Michael Hammond explains how he manages communication in his company when on the move.
Marketing
Some 71 per cent of shoppers feel they know more about the products and services in-store than the shop associate.
News
One in five British workers are sceptical about colleagues who take time off as a result of mental health issues such as depression, stress or anxiety, research finds.
News
Companies are failing to help older workers use their skills and expertise for the benefit of the business, a study shows.
Sole trader
Self-employed people in the UK report higher job satisfaction than employees despite being more likely to live in low income households and work longer hours.
Business management
Here, we address leadership mistakes and misconceptions that your management team may have fallen prey to.