About

Owen was a reporter for Bonhill Group plc writing across the Smallbusiness.co.uk and Growthbusiness.co.uk titles before moving on to be a Digital Technology reporter for the Express.co.uk.

News

Prepping for the AE pensions increase for SMEs

February finally marked the last staging date for the UK’s smallest employers to enrol their employees into a workplace pension scheme – so what are the upcoming changes and how can small businesses prepare for them?

Finding and selling to customers

Don’t sell to imaginary people – the art of finding your customer

Here, Ian Blackburn, managing director of Hidepark Leather, explores the idea of seeing past audience stereotypes and using data and industry insight to tap into the new trends to improve sales and marketing efforts.

Business Technology

Fixing the cyber security skills shortage

In this article, Paul German, CEO, Certes Networks, explains why it is time for a significant change in approach in order to safeguard business with better cyber security.

Legal advice

How businesses can transform red tape into an opportunity

Here, Sion Lewis, CEO at IRIS Accountancy Solutions provides top tips as to how businesses can manage red tape, reposition regulations, embrace technology to ease red tape complexity and transform red tape into an opportunity.

Export & Import

What is on-demand warehousing?

In this article, Charlie Pool, CEO, Stowga, explores the concept of on-demand warehousing and what it means for small businesses.

Business management

How to maximise your involvement and attendance at an event

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, explores how to drive higher engagement when you attend a business event.

News

Will cryptocurrency ever become normal on the high street?

Study from Paymentsense reveals how other alternative cryptocurrency options have already established a foothold on the UK high street.

News

GDPR: A third of Brits say they will exercise right to be forgotten

New research reveals data protection and privacy fears as GDPR deadline looms. More Brits to decide to exercise the right to be forgotten.

Employing & managing staff

A worker’s guide to office etiquette

Remembering to make your colleagues a drink, keeping the noise down in the office and being punctual are some of the most important pieces of office etiquette all staff need to know.

Employing & managing staff

How you can keep both introverts and extroverts happy in the workplace

Sixty per cent of workers don’t think that their employers are catering for their individual needs, including managing introverts and extroverts.

News

One million UK jobs at risk from contact centre crisis

One of the leading players in the contact centre industry has issued a warning that up to one million UK jobs could be at risk in the sector, due to smaller businesses being wiped out by a crisis in market conditions.

Marketing

Exhibiting in Europe: A trader’s guide to European exhibitions

Greg Lennox, owner and managing director of RAL Display, offers four main considerations for businesses who are looking to exhibit and promote their products or services overseas.