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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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.
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Would-be entrepreneurs seek to mitigate the risk of going it alone by launching their new company while still in employment, research finds.
Business management
Here, we look at four business types – where do you fit in?
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Almost one in six working Britons admit to 'faking it' for a day off work, research finds.
Payroll
More than a third (35 per cent) of employees say they would look for a new job if their employer paid them incorrectly just once, research finds.
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Britons generate more than 13,000 new business ideas per hour, according to a study.
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UK micro-businesses are owed over £16.9 billion by their customers, research finds.
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The majority of micro-business owners in the UK have received hands-on assistance from their family members and friends when starting up, saving on average £1,036 in wages during this crucial period, research finds.
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Almost half of female entrepreneurs claim they are interested in starting another business in the next three years, compared to just one in five men, research finds.
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Britain's manufacturing firms reported the biggest decline in optimism this month since March 2013, research finds.
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Just over a third of British staff are highly engaged at work, while 48 per cent claim to be only moderately engaged with the remainder having no or low engagement, research finds.
Business Ideas & Planning
Some 11.6 million people plan to start their own business within the next two years. Some of these will utilise pop-up shops to begin their entrepreneurial journey.