About

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.

Finding and selling to customers

Examining the benefits of store cards and loyalty programmes

Here's why you should not disregard the benefits of tools like loyalty programmes in your business.

Business Ideas & Planning

Top ten places to launch your start-up

Choosing where to launch your start-up is a huge decision that can literally make or break your business. Here, we look at the top candidates.

Advice

Five steps to a thriving business

If you’re wondering how you begin to expand your business, think about some of these ideas to help get you started.

Employing & managing staff

The Taylor Review: Now what for small businesses?

Steve Woods, UK spokesperson for Deputy, shares what companies need to do to prepare for labour market reforms.

Finding and selling to customers

Making e-commerce returns easier for customers

Here, we give a handful of tips to make e-commerce returns easier for customers, and reveal why this is an important consideration.

Marketing

Digital PR and the marketing mix: How to use PR for SEO success

In this piece, Jess Hawkes of Impression looks at how small businesses can make the most out of the digital marketing channels available.

Advice

Business ownership and how management teams can impact growth

How are management teams impacting growth, and where does the responsibility lie – with them or the owners? Here, Darren Holdway of Haines Watts discusses the matter.

Business Technology

Five common social engineering attacks and small businesses

Here, Ryan Weeks of Datto explores the five most common social engineering scams and what SMEs can do to minimise the risk of employees falling victim.

Employing & managing staff

Secrets to building a strong company culture

Here, Patrick Margetson-Rushmore, chief executive of Luxaviation UK, discusses how a company culture can be built, maintained and developed.

Advice

Come to a free seminar and learn from two highly successful entrepreneurs

Trunki entrepreneur Rob Law MBE and media guru Tim Weller will be offering top quality business advice at the E2E ScaleUp2Success seminar series taking place at the Reading Regus offices.

Employing & managing staff

How big data can help you find potential new candidates

Using big data can prove invaluable to achieving the right hires, as we discover here.

Legal advice

Three legal protections your business can’t live without