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.
Marketing
In this piece in association with Vistaprint, SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the many ways for small business owners to make a connection with the contacts that matter, from networking events to approaching other companies in your industry.
News
Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled three measures to address those companies affected by the burden of higher business rates.
News
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in the 2017 Budget that the self-employed will suffer the pain of a National Insurance increase.
News
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has topped the list of most admired British women in business, with more than a third of respondents (35.6 per cent) saying they admire her most.
Small Business Insurance
In this piece, Ashley Singer discusses the insurance gap and what small businesses need to be aware of.
Government Grants
Here Terence Chung discusses how he achieved a grant from the Shell LiveWIRE programme for his cosmetics start-up FRUU.
Business Technology
Facebook has a responsibility to find a way to prevent and protect users from dangerous content, but do ideas for the use of ‘superhuman’ AI offer a realistic solution?
Marketing
This comprehensive guide will help you create a WordPress blog without any technical expertise.
Advice
Here, we look at why Hull has acquired a favourable reputation as a hub for new companies.
Marketing
These content types are all things you've seen before, but have you ever thought about how you could leverage them for your own marketing campaigns?
Business management
Neil Seligman discusses stress in the workplace and how to react to it.
Advice
In time for World Book Day, five entrepreneurs reveal their most influential and inspiring reads.