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.
Setting up a company
Here, we speak to Matt Robinson, founder of GoCardless, about why he decided to take on the estate agents for his latest business Nested.
Marketing
Here's how you can jazz up your landing page by following a few small pointers.
News
The recent success of female world leaders is instilling greater confidence among females in the workplace, research finds.
News
The construction sector is being urged to find new ways to attract workers to the sector after a study has found that more than half of the UK population is struggling to hire a tradesperson.
News
A study has revealed that entrepreneurs are increasingly unhappy with government support and tax policies for small businesses.
News
Here, the Leader of the Year finalists at the British Small Business Awards are announced, with the category rewarding the most inspirational SME leader.
Business Technology
Marketing campaigns live and die on leads and conversions - and while most businesses will think nothing of stocking up all sorts of website analytics packages as possible, measuring online leads is only one part of the puzzle.
Business Loans
How have factors such as business confidence and bad debt changed the way businesses access funding? In this article, we find out.
News
The impact of the weak Pound is being felt unevenly across British business, with smaller firms bearing the brunt of higher import prices.
Marketing
LinkedIn continues to evolve in providing professionals with a way to market their product or service. Here's how to make the most of the site.
News
Over six in ten female micro business owners expect their company to do better financially in 2016, research from Vistaprint finds.
Office & home working
Here, we look at some of the benefits your small business can enjoy from taking advantage of the serviced offices in London.