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.

Business Technology

Why being an SME does not mean you are immune to a cyberattack

Jason Howells, EMEA director of Barracuda MSP, discusses why SMEs are still blissfully unaware of the danger of malware.

Office & home working

How SMEs can achieve corporate-style offices on a budget

Angela Love, director of Active, explores the challenges SMEs can face with innovative workplace design on a budget.

Business management

Lessons learned from the Google anti-diversity memo

Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and chairman of Six Degrees, explores what can we learn in the aftermath of Google's anti-diversity scandal.

Employing & managing staff

The anatomy of the perfect 21st century team

Here, Patricia DuChene, EMEA managing director of Wrike, takes a look at some of the people you need to build your modern day ‘Dream Team’.

News

British Small Business Awards 2017: Small Business of the Year shortlist

The Small Business of the Year finalists at the British Small Business Awards have been announced, rewarding the company of 10-50 employees with the most innovative and sector-disrupting service/product combined with strong turnover growth over the past year.

Accounting

Where to start when looking for a chartered accountant

There are many benefits to hiring a chartered accountant for your business. Here, we explore them.

Advice

How small retailers can beat their three biggest challenges

In this piece Vaughan Rowsell, founder of Vend, discusses three key obstacles currently facing independent retailers, and what they can do about them.

Advice

Bitcoin: Past, present and future

There are many benefits to owning Bitcoin, as we explore in this article.

Business management

How small businesses can streamline their processes

Here, Peter King explores how businesses can go about making their workflow more efficient.

Business Loans

Making cash king: Read our essential guide to mastering your cash flow

SmallBusiness.co.uk, in association with Fleximize, brings you a new digital guide to help control your cash position.

Employing & managing staff

How to improve your recruitment success as a small business

In this piece, Jerome Forde, founder of FordeCloud, explores the strategies that can improve your small business recruitment success.

Legal advice

Is there value in protecting IP you don’t intend to use?

In this piece Peter Finnie, patent attorney and managing partner at Gill Jennings & Every, discusses how defensive patents can be of value to your business.