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.
Blog
The news is awash with the critical impact spending cuts could have on small businesses, but a poll by SmallBusiness.co.uk tells a more positive story of companies' bullish plans to expand.
News
Businesses will struggle to adapt to an ageing workforce, suggests research.
News
Inflexible delivery could be hampering online retail growth.
Startup Funding and Grants
Are there any specific loans for women in business?
Sole trader
We have compiled a list of the top six questions most frequently put to our panel of business adviser experts.
Employing & managing staff
Some of my staff are having unpaid time off, although they have an entitlement of 24 days per annum. Can the amount of holiday entitlement be adjusted because they are not working the amount of time they are contracted to do?
News
Young people see business leaders as their new role models, claims a survey.
Employing & managing staff
Bosses are rendered powerless by the line: ‘I feel a bit fluey, I don’t think I’ll be able to come in today.’
Investing in a franchise
Gill Thomas started kids' music classes Jo Jingles in 1995 and has since grown the company to the tune of £4 million, with nearly 100 franchise outlets.
Business management
What's the difference between a management buy-in and a management buy-out?
News
The government's deficit reduction measures will stall recovery resulting in a post-recession peak of nearly 3 million unemployed, an industry body has warned.
Advice
Read our ten-point list of the policies entrepreneurs, experts and business groups believe the next government should implement in order to support SMEs.