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 BDRC Finance Monitor for SME lending has thrown up some real concerns with UK business banking.
Accounting
Only one in four small business owners claim back all of the expenses they incur personally for their business, finds research.
News
The number of FTSE 350 companies pledging to pay small companies promptly has tripled following a government drive to boost sign up to a code of conduct.
News
Dull and demotivating workplaces are holding back business-critical creativity, according to a new survey.
Business Technology
One in five British businesses use ‘password’ as their password despite more than 70 per cent ranking IT security as vital for their work, according to new research.
Employing & managing staff
Three advisers and a business owner give their opinion on the proposed shared parental leave initiative.
News
Thousands of small companies are to be spared from red tape after a government shake-up on business regulations.
News
The most unpopular administrative tasks among entrepreneurs are chasing payments and processing expenses, research finds.
Government Grants
David Kelly applied for a range of grants for his pre-revenue social business platform Shareflow. He tells SmallBusiness.co.uk about them.
Employing & managing staff
The introduction of real-time information reporting could prove to be a time-consuming nuisance, small business owners fear.
Business Loans
Almost three quarters of small company owners launched their new business venture with working capital of £2,000 or less, research finds.
News
Bargain hunting and rampant discounting have become the norm in a tough economy, according to new research.