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.

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UK retailers using secondary revenue methods to tackle margin squeeze

One in five retailers are generating at least a fifth of their income through non-core revenue streams, according to BRC/Webloyalty report.

Employing & managing staff

How can businesses help their employees’ mental health

Report reveals that there were 488,000 cases of work-related stress, anxiety or depression in 2015/16.

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Mum’s the word: UK professionals rely on mum for job advice

UK professionals rely on their mum to help them decide whether to accept a job offer, as workers reveal the top ways their mum prepared them for working life.

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Budget backfire: government will be worst hit by IR35 walkout

The British government will be worst hit by IR35 walkout, warn contractors.

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UK SMEs missing out on over £250 billion of liquid cash flow

Slow and late invoice payments are costing UK SMEs billions of pounds of liquid cash flow, not to mention hundreds of hours a year in time spent chasing.

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Brits spend 120 hours a year on their smartphone at work

Most British workers admit to regularly using their smartphone at work.

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UK’s top 25 public sector employers – as rated by their staff

Oxfam triumphs as the UK’s best not-for-profit, public sector employer, with charities dominating the ranking.

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Time to chill – how to relax when travelling for business

Here, Gavin Bailey, operations director at CitySuites, gives us his top tips to relax when travelling on business trips.

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Millennials are struggling to get by on current wages

British millennials are struggling to get by on current wages and are now turning to extra jobs to make ends meet.

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The two essentials for crowdsourcing success revealed

Here, we look at two essential tips that can help you successfully secure crowdsourcing.

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Should we be scared of robots running our shops?

Mindtree recommends balancing of technology and human assistance to address widely diverse shopper comfort levels with automation.

Business Technology

How to avoid becoming a victim of ransomware

Here, Andrew Stuart, managing director, EMEA of Datto, advises us on how to avoid falling victim of a ransomware attack.