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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UK consumers would be far more likely to shop and spend money with small, independent businesses if those businesses did more to market themselves on social media sites, research finds.
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The extension of the right to request flexible working hours to all staff has been welcomed by a prominent HR trade body.
Export & Import
Couriers and delivery providers play an essential role in completing the final part of the customer service cycle and should be selected carefully.
Export & Import
Doing business with foreign companies could make you more vulnerable to late payments, buyer insolvency or fraud. Sean Haywood of Graydon UK explains how knowing your market and taking the right precautions could save you a lot of disappointment down the line.
Export & Import
Ten years ago violin maker Geraldine Grandidier came upon an idea to make and sell children's bookcases - and now her company Tidy Books turns over £500,000. She talks about the challenge of exporting, which accounts for 20 per cent of sales.
Business management
Here, we look at the range of good value and flexible storage options that can be provided for small businesses.
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One in three Britons would pick a family member as a business partner, research finds.
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Two fifths of small business owners feel the government should prioritise investment in infrastructure over other services, research finds.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises are losing £22 billion every year to fraudulent transactions, according to new research.
Office & home working
With potential for more significant summer heatwaves, 'thermal comfort' in the work environment may become a big issue for many employers, says Stephen Thomas, safety technical consultant for Croner.
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Business owners have poured cold water on the notion that you need to be lucky in order to be successful, research finds.
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The number of graduates choosing to work for themselves after university, as opposed to becoming employees, has nearly doubled in the past year, a study finds.