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.
Business Technology
It is vital that you put more resources into your security to ensure your cyber defences are ready, as we explore here.
Accounting
Read our tips on how to streamline your R&D claim and make it a lot easier for yourself.
Employing & managing staff
How can employers make sure their teams are happy and content in their job? Tim Scott, director of people at Fletchers Solicitors, investigates.
Advice
American James Kornacki discusses the perilous road to investment for his wine purification company before taking the brand to the UK.
Business management
In this piece, Lee Biggins of CV-Library weighs up the pros and cons of introducing mentors into the workplace.
Advice
Here are the steps businesses must take to ensure their lottery complies with the Gambling Act 2005.
Legal advice
Here, Elaine Chan and Tony Winterburn of Ward Hadaway discuss how mediation has emerged as an alternative method of dispute resolution.
Marketing
A video component in a marketing campaign must be strategic and targeted to succeed, says Mungo Park, co-founder of Blueprint.tv.
Advice
Here, some key small business questions are put to Grant Thornton’s Business Growth Advisers.
Advice
Here, Sam Boothroyd, founder of The Small Business Coach, discusses how he started, ran and sold an online accountancy practice.
Employing & managing staff
In this piece, Gemma Goodhead, head of immigration at SA Law, explains why it's critical to check the right to work of your employees.
Business Technology
In this piece, Marcin Kleczynski, CEO and founder of Malwarebytes, examines the scale of the threat of ransomware to small British businesses today.