About

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.

Advice

Reducing office printing costs for your small company

Here, we look at five straightforward ways to help your business reduce office printing costs.

News

Business-based education seeks to create next wave of entrepreneurs

The Federation of Small Businesses and financial education charity Young Enterprise are teaming up to educate youngsters in business.

News

Freelancers could account for half of working population in five years

Half of people in work will be operating in a freelance capacity by 2020, research predicts.

Business Technology

Four SMEs on how cloud helped their development

Here, Nigel Breddy speaks to company owners about the effect of employing cloud solutions on growth.

News

Cold callers prove little value to SMEs

Cold callers waste every UK businesses 'thousands every year', according to research.

News

Two thirds of small companies unprepared for supply chain failure

A majority of SMEs lack a risk mitigation strategy in the event of a logistics crisis.

News

Businesses using multiple methods of funding – but mostly personal savings

Three quarters of small companies have to use their personal savings as working capital, research finds.

Blog

The consequences of a Brexit for small companies

Michael Hatchwell discusses what a Brexit' would actually mean for businesses from a legal perspective.

News

Government launches scheme to support apprenticeship recruitment

A new scheme to place apprentices in small and medium-sized quoted companies has been announced.

News

Businesses experience skills shortage and increased competition for talent

Three quarters of companies have reported recruitment difficulties in the last year, research finds.

News

SME employees seek training and development opportunities

Nine in ten UK professionals would be less likely to seek new employment if their current employer offered them training and development, finds a study.

News

Starting a business on the side a popular choice in UK

Would-be entrepreneurs seek to mitigate the risk of going it alone by launching their new company while still in employment, research finds.