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Ben Lobel

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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.

Employing & managing staff

The benefits of a virtual workforce

If things start to get on top of you while running a successful small business, it may become necessary to enlist further help. Yet employing additional, permanent staff brings with it extra headaches. SmallBusiness.co.uk spoke to Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and chief executive of online skills marketplace Peopleperhour.com about the benefits of using a virtual workforce.

News

Angels Den to ‘close equity funding gap’

'Business angels are simply not happy unless they’re investing money because it means they’re not making money, but one of the major problems is access to funding,' says Bill Morrow, co-founder of investment network Angel's Den, which has now gone live in the UK.

Accounting

Accounts packages

I buy and sell cars and I am using the SAGE accounts system, however I am struggling with putting on credit notes and working out the VAT I will have to pay back.

Buying and selling a company

What to ask when buying a business

I haven’t run a business for a number of years and am thinking of buying into a café that is already well established. What questions should I be asking and who should I ask?

Marketing

Developing your brand

Putting in place a brand strategy is key to ensuring the success of your company and a genuine, solid identity has a direct impact on your bottom line. Small business owners tend to relate a strong brand and marketing strategy to high cost, but this need not be the case. Read on for our top tips.

Accounting

Claiming VAT on postage

Can I claim VAT on postage as it has been pointed out to me the receipts have a VAT no. on them?

Employing & managing staff

Personal hygiene issues

One of my staff regularly smells of urine. Despite sympathetically asking her on many occasions to address the problem she has failed to do so. What is the position regarding her employment? If I have to, can I ask her to leave?

Startup Funding and Grants

Financing routes

Can you give me examples of financing routes for my first business?

Business Ideas & Planning

Transferring assets to a company

If you set up a limited company, can you transfer assets to the company which you already own? e.g. an existing PC, already owned? I would assume it would have to be at market value.

News

Cash is best say SMEs

Cash is still UK businesses' favourite payment method for customer transactions, says a survey of nearly 500 SME ‘decision makers’. More than 40 per cent of businesses say that cash is 'far easier to manage' and the findings suggest that 96 per cent of businesses still deal in this way.

Sole trader

Can sole traders work for just one company?

I am a self-employed sole trader. Is it correct that I can't work for one company all of the time? If so, is there a percentage of work I must do for other people or companies?

Accounting

Buying property through a company

Can a private individual set up a company to buy houses and then buy their own house through that company and rent it back? Are there any benefits of doing this?