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 Technology
Here, we look at the story of executive greed and an ill-fated $130,000 phone.
News
Some 45 per cent of small businesses are confused about auto-enrolment rules obliging them to enrol employees in a qualifying workplace pension scheme.
News
Employees have been empowered to vary their hours and work from home or on the move.
News
The West Country city tops a study of the country's best locations for entrepreneurs to start a business.
News
Expectations that the economy will improve over the next 12 months are substantially down from previous highs in the last quarter, a study shows.
Advice
Here are five pointers to set you on the way to successfully developing your small company.
News
Nearly a third of UK employees feel unsure about who to talk to or where to find help or support regarding mental health issues, research finds.
News
Despite sacrificing family time, sleep and income, company owners claim they are happier than they when they worked for someone else, research finds.
News
More than a third of UK recruitment professionals believe that handwriting at work will be extinct for future generations.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we talk to two entrepreneurs and reveal why you shouldn't dismiss starting your own business.
Advice
Many people will have heard of this sort of trading, but not everyone is aware of what it is or what the letters 'CFD' stand for in the first place. Here, we shine a light on the subject.
Business Loans
Here, we look at three small businesses and their efforts to secure finance through the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust.