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.
Legal advice
Here, law firm Brecher looks at the mistakes entrepreneurs typically make at the start of their experience.
News
Business survival rates have fallen significantly since the financial crisis, research finds.
News
A skills shortage is having a negative impact on small business recruitment, with more than half of small businesses claiming that a lack of applications is resulting in bad hires, research finds.
News
Reforms to street trading rules will make them both stronger and fairer, a government minister has said.
News
SME owners are skeptical about the value of a university education when taking on staff, research finds.
News
Nearly one in four small businesses are looking to develop apprentice schemes to compensate for skills shortages, research finds.
Advice
Here, in association with iStock, we look at why it is important to stay diligent when using images found online.
Advice
In this piece, we look at why you should be fighting fire with knowledge.
News
Small business costs have continued to rise during 2014 despite falling inflation, research finds.
News
Company owners feel that young people are not ready for the workplace upon leaving the education system, finds research.
Business Ideas & Planning
Starting a business can be foreboding but here's why things like installing point of sale equipment needn't be stressful.
Business management
Here, we look at one way to approach the motivation of employees.