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.
News
The number of people aged between 18 and 24 either starting a small business or freelancing has almost doubled in the past 12 months, according to a study.
News
Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle has surpassed £200 million in funding to UK businesses in the past three years.
News
Almost a quarter of small business managers in the UK say they have seen staff absence levels rise in the last 12 months, research finds.
Office & home working
SmallBusiness.co.uk visits Techspace London to learn about the working habits of promising technology start-ups.
Advice
David Webster and Mary Hodgson of law firm Russell-Cooke discuss the considerations SMEs should make in relation to LIBOR and banks.
News
Plenty of booze, a traditional turkey dinner and a boogie with your closest workmates are among the things that help the office Christmas party go with a swing, research finds.
Employing & managing staff
It seems as though our traditional views of what work actually is are being eroded by new ideas about employment.
News
Female apprentices are considerably more likely to end up in low-paid jobs as a result of training in female-dominated sectors, research finds.
Startup Funding and Grants
Royal Navy veteran David Pledger, 71, and wife Sandra, 73, have become Britain’s oldest entrepreneurs by securing a loan of £25,000 to start up their new company.
Government Grants
SmallBusiness.co.uk speaks to five companies that got financial assistance and asks how they went about securing it.
News
Two out of five small businesses are worried about the 'damaging' impact of automatic enrolment, research finds.
Export & Import
Lawrence Mallinson, founder of James White Drinks, discusses how unexpected problems can arise when shipping your product abroad.