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Ben Lobel

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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

How an underwear company discovered its market’s needs

In this piece, Dr. Mark Davey discusses how key research among friends and family influenced an about-turn for the positioning of his underwear company.

Employing & managing staff

Why on-the-job training is key to meeting client needs

In this piece, David Farquharson looks at the law sector as an example of how more junior staff should learn key skills earlier.

Buying and selling a company

Why ‘info-commerce’ may be the saviour of the high street

Forget the buzz around e-commerce. The future of retail is all about ‘info-commerce’ – and that’s great news for bricks and mortar stores, argues Stefano Portu.

Business Loans

Unsecured loans for small businesses

In this piece, Conrad Ford takes a look at some of the ways small business owners can get hold of unsecured loans.

Business management

To win in 2017, UK businesses must prepare for uncertainty

Here, Alex Edwards gives his thoughts on how businesses should prepare for uncertainty in 2017.

Office & home working

Hot-desking: The benefits for a small business

In this piece, in association with Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), we look at the value of hot-desking, the practice that affords workers more freedom over where they carry out their work.

Office & home working

Is property investment a sound strategy in the UK?

In recent years there has been a huge increase in house purchase for rent purposes. It has become increasingly difficult to afford the mortgage for a first time house owner, thus, making the renting game more lucrative.

Business management

Why a sustainable business has to commit to strong values

Solid, dependable innovation, trust and honour, are the core facets of a sustainable business, argues Simon Anderson.

Payroll

Four tips to avoid Christmas payroll pitfalls

Here are some of the most common Christmas payroll pitfalls and what your small business can do to avoid them.

Marketing

Small business tips for tracking your online reputation

Business owners can address the challenge of reputation management by employing brand monitoring tools. Here, Yana Yelina reviews some of them.

Business Technology

Six reasons why you may end up paying dearly for ‘free’ BI software

Here are six points to help you decide whether you should be choosing a custom dashboard BI system in favour of an open source solution.

Business management

The importance of January to a small business

Simon Dalley looks at what can you be doing in January to ensure business success in 2017.