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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.

Advice

Autumn Statement 2016: Headlines for businesses

Here are the key announcements made in the Autumn Statement 2016 that impact on UK businesses.

News

Autumn Statement 2016: National Living Wage goes up

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that there will be an increase in the National Living Wage from April 2017.

News

Autumn Statement 2016: Demand for simplification of taxes

A new survey asked taxpayers what the Chancellor can do to support them on Autumn Statement day.

News

Autumn Statement 2016: Businesses cannot rely solely on government

Business owners and advisers have offered their views on what to expect from the Chancellor Philip Hammond's Autumn Statement.

Business Technology

Enhancing the assessment of service desk staff performance with an ITSM system

How to make the assessment of Tier 1 personnel performance quick, easy, and transparent? Here, we look at the benefits of an ITSM system.

Advice

Is buy to let still a good small business option?

Here, we look at why there is ample opportunity to take advantage of the limited supply and growing demand of the buy to let sector.

Employing & managing staff

Why the gig economy is a massive opportunity for small businesses

Here, Daniel Callaghan discusses why the gig economy is a great fit for companies, affording small businesses flexibility in hiring.

Finding and selling to customers

How to avoid the last-ditch sales tactic

More complex or short-term sales tactics have arisen from the competitiveness of the Software as a Service market. Adam Reynolds explores what this means for businesses and clients.

Employing & managing staff

The advantages of taking on an apprentice for your small business

In this piece, in association with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), we look at the case for taking on an apprentice as a small company.

Business Technology

Forget the Internet of Things – what about security?

While it's easy to get excited about the new gadgets that the era of the IoT has delivered, we must take a step back and talk about security, Monica Brink argues.

Finding and selling to customers

Looking at predictive Customer Lifetime Value in B2B

For B2B companies, predicting the wrong LTV may be loss making. Here's how to stay on a safer side of forecasting future value of a relationship.

Business Technology

Three reasons businesses should use VOIP for communications

This article provides insight into three strategic reasons businesses should use VOIP for communications.