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 Utilities Provider of the Year finalists at the British Small Business Awards have been announced, rewarding customer service and an SME-focused approach.
Small Business Insurance
In this piece, Dave Thornton, founder of Thornton & Lowe, discusses the insurance measures he put in place for his bid consultancy business.
Accounting
Our Accountancy Software Provider of the Year category has been announced, rewarding the software provider that is most in tune with the needs of small companies.
News
The Technology Provider of the Year finalists at the British Small Business Awards have been announced, with the section rewarding the IT provider with the product most suited to SME needs.
Office & home working
Here, Cleveland Containers shares some top tips to create the perfect home office.
Advice
Here, Emily Coltman, chief accountant at FreeAgent, gives her tips on how to get your business into shape and running as smoothly as possible during the autumn and winter months.
Advice
Here are some of the considerations you should make when creating your first business uniform.
Marketing
Here, we look at how a specific marketing technique can help you achieve a high ROI.
Business management
The UK M&A market is hot and is expected to continue into 2019 with many more deals, as we discover in this piece.
Advice
Here are five simple, yet effective tips that will help you grow your small business.
Advice
There are three key areas in which the future of insurance is already being influenced.
Business Technology
Here's how small businesses with limited IT resources and security funding can effectively stand up to hackers’ threats.