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.
Accounting
What does the evolution of technology and flexible working mean for tax relief for employees? In this piece, we find out.
Business management
Here, Luke Davis discusses the factors to consider for joint business owners when slicing up the the equity pie.
News
Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty surrounding the EU Referendum, small business lending hit an all-time high over the past 12 months.
News
Thousands of UK businesses could be missing out on hiring top talent by not doing enough to promote their company values to prospective candidates, research suggests.
News
The majority of small and medium-sized enteprises (SMEs) are more concerned about competition from emerging markets and higher interest rates than the effects of Brexit and the upcoming US presidential elections, research finds.
News
Candidates on the hunt for new jobs are being warned by recruiters not to cross the line from confidence to arrogance in their interviews.
Advice
In this piece, we look at how to protect your employees by ensuring they are wearing the right clothing and using the right safety equipment.
News
Ahead of the Autumn Statement, an accountancy practice has set out 11 ways businesses would like to see taxes reformed.
Setting up a company
Thinking about launching a food company using insects as the star ingredient? You have been pipped to the post by Christine Spliid and her company Gathr.
News
Consumers have demonstrated their lack of faith in the endurance of cash, with the latest payment gadgets ruling the roost, according to a study.
Investing in a franchise
Paul Clark talks about how he took on a franchise opportunity in oven valeting and made a success of it.
Business management
Paul Black discusses how the business landscape might be mapped out during and after the Brexit process.