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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Small companies are turning to new products and services as well as exports to accelerate expansion, research finds.
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The search for challenge, creativity, success and satisfaction are among the greatest drivers for self-employed people, research finds.
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The majority of small companies have recruited staff this year but two thirds struggle to find candidates with the required skills, research finds.
Finding and selling to customers
Gareth Bull speaks to two company owners on the importance of the service your customers and potential customers experience when browsing your website.
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Some 61 per cent of workers have stolen items from their office ranging from toilet rolls to mugs, finds research.
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Small companies in the capital are soaring ahead of their regional counterparts by holding more than half a million pounds in business savings accounts, research finds.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at why issues of trust mean that businesses need to become more customer-focused than ever.
Alternative finance
In this piece in association with Fundbird, Mark Thomas of C2FO looks at invoice discounting as a means of improving small companies' cash flow position.
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Poor professional advice from third parties or consultants has resulted in one in six small and micro-businesses losing money, according to new research.
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Pop-up retail is now worth £2.3 billion to the UK economy, an increase of 12.3 per cent on last year, research finds.
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More than half of workers forgo an average of three days leave each year, research finds.
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The costs of Google Shopping to small companies have increased dramatically, while most businesses believe the Google 'Buy Now' button will be bad for their sales, research finds.