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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.

Employing & managing staff

How can SMEs keep up with innovative technology and changing employment laws?

SME owners need to adopt new techniques, continuing to invest time and energy into traditional ways of hiring.

Export & Import

Choosing the right courier service to suit your business

Here, we look at the importance of making the right choice when it comes to selecting a company to deliver goods to your customers.

Marketing

Getting the right company logo: How businesses got their message across

Here, we talk to small businesses about their company logo and how their brand is represented through it.

Business Technology

Matthew Hancock must assure the future of UK tech post-Brexit

In this piece, William Newton discusses how Matthew Hancock must support growth outside of the South East as part of the much-delayed UK Digital Strategy.

Marketing

Does trade marketing increase sales?

In this article, we look at how a stronger integration with your supplier can result in increased sales.

Business management

Avoiding distractions as a small business owner

Distractions are productivity issues are a concern for employees, but company owners are only human too, as we reveal in this piece.

Business management

Outdated planning tools and processes hampering business

Companies that rely on legacy approaches to planning are potentially cutting their growth prospects and erasing their competitive advantage, research finds.

News

Invoice finance proving popular for small businesses

The total amount of lending UK businesses secured through invoice finance has passed the £20 billion barrier for the first time, hitting a record £20.3 billion this year, up 5 per cent from £19.3 billion last year.

News

Employees leave companies for new challenges rather than higher salaries

The main reason workers leave a company is to take on a bigger challenge, rather than to earn more money, a study finds.

News

Cancer to blame for a chunk of long-term absences

Cancer now accounts for almost a third (31 per cent) of all long-term sickness claims paid, with breast and gastrointestinal cancers accounting for almost half of those claims, research finds.

Finding and selling to customers

How to disrupt networking by going offline

Howard Lewis is an advocate of technology-free social interactions. Here, he looks at the best ways to network without a device.

Tax

Tax relief: Avoid the two common pitfalls that can disqualify you

Lelsey Stalker looks at two recent tax tribunal cases that demonstrate how the tax aspects of a transaction can be overlooked, and the qualifying criteria for entrepreneurs’ relief can be inadvertently breached.