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.

Accounting

Why accountants should embrace Making Tax Digital

Here, Manchester-based accountancy firm Alexander & Co outlines how companies can embrace Making Tax Digital.

Business management

Start-up mistakes: The errors to learn from when launching a business

Jon Ostler, CEO of personal finance comparison website finder.com/uk, discusses some of the common small business mistakes he has witnessed over the years.

Employing & managing staff

Employee perks: The PR power of benefits for a small business

Here, Richard Stewart, founder of Untangl.co.uk, explores how small businesses are beginning to innovate when it comes to employee perks.

Alternative finance

SyndicateRoom: A business guide to using the platform

Here, we present a guide for small businesses on how to use the equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom.

Accounting

Tackling slow payers, today and tomorrow

Ed Adshead-Grant, general manager of payments at Bottomline Technologies, discusses the best ways of taking on slow payers.

Small Business Insurance

How to insure your recruitment company: A small business case study

In this piece Karla Jobling, founder of job site BeecherMadden, discusses the key insurance measures she put in place for her recruitment company.

Alternative finance

Crowdfunding on Seedrs: A small business guide

In this piece, we look at how you can get into crowdfunding your business on Seedrs.

Crowdfunding for Business

The equity crowdfunding market: A small business guide

In this piece from BusinessAgent.com, we find out about the equity crowdfunding market in the alternative business funding space, and how to go about getting it.

Small Business Insurance

Insurance for a wedding and events business

Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed Directory, discusses how she got policies such as public liability insurance in place for her wedding planning business.

Alternative finance

How to use alternative business funding to help your company grow

Martin Lane, managing editor of money.co.uk, discusses the range of alternative business funding options for you to consider as a small business owner.

Small Business Insurance

Getting the right insurance in place for a jewellery business

Here, Nikolay Piriankov, co-founder of Taylor & Hart, discusses the initial challenges of insuring his diamond retail business and how he was able to get the right cover in place.

Business management

Business growth: How to control and manage it

Andres Richter, CEO of Priority Software, provides four tips for how you can control the growth of your business.