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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.

Startup Funding and Grants

Know your finance options for a business purchase

Finding and selling to customers

How to bring in the clients you really want to work with

Here's how to move forward to attaining the quality of clients you really want to attract to your small business.

Advice

Six prime reasons why your small enterprise is bound to fail

What could be the real reason behind the failure of SMEs in their early stages of growth? Here, we investigate.

Advice

Evolving your business for the future: Five tips for successful change

Here are the top five things to consider to turn change in your organisation into an opportunity for future success.

Finding and selling to customers

Five ways small businesses can improve their websites before Christmas

Here are five top tips for ensuring your website is at the top of the Christmas wish list for consumers this holiday season.

Business Technology

Why mobile is the new Black Friday threat for businesses

G-J Schenk shares insights on the cyber risks to the retail industry this weekend and gives tips to companies on how to secure themselves.

Accounting

Managing VAT: A small business guide

Iain Masterton gives key pointers on what small businesses need to do to be VAT compliant, how best to minimise VAT payments and maximise available reliefs.

Business Technology

Five telephone best practice tips for small businesses

Here, Carl Di Cicco looks at five top tips for businesses on how they can improve their phone practice.

News

Low-paid self employed ‘need affordable NI contributions’

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has commented on the changes confirmed for national insurance (NI) contributions for the self employed.

Finding and selling to customers

Black Friday customer engagement: Three survival tips

Jason Lark discusses how, by focusing on effective customer engagement, you can make a resounding success of the rest of the festive season.

Startup Funding and Grants

Invoice factoring and the benefits for small businesses

Here, Conrad Ford takes a look at invoice factoring, what it is, and how it can help your small business with cash flow.

Employing & managing staff

Businesses must avoid contractual mixups if they want a Merry Christmas

Philip Pepper advises how employers can manage risk and ensure workers are fully aware of their obligations when it comes to Christmas staffing.