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

Accountants call for clarity over National Insurance Contributions scrap

Accountancy firm Bishop Fleming fears that scrapping National Insurance Contributions could negatively affect the self employed.

Business Technology

Does my fledgling retailer need an online marketplace to survive?

Here, Andrew Metcalfe, chief technology officer at Ve Interactive, discusses whether SMEs with big brand ambitions can survive without an online marketplace.

Business Technology

Cyber security: What small businesses need to know

Here, Shaun McKay, managing director of LeadingEdge, discusses how businesses can improve their cyber security.

News

Business champion calls for a million more older people in work by 2022

Andy Briggs of Aviva sets out Business Champion vision to increase employment rate for 50-69 year olds.

News

Entrepreneurs’ Forum backs George Osborne’s ‘brain drain’ challenge

Entrepreneurs Forum calls for greater North East influence in Northern Powerhouse Partnership.

News

British employees give the most ridiculous excuses for calling in sick

Ahead of National Sicky Day, UK bosses reveal the most ludicrous reasons given by employees when calling in sick.

News

Poor hiring decisions generate losses of up to £15,000

New research from CV-Library reveals the real cost of bad recruitment for small businesses.

Finding and selling to customers

Three ways to reduce chargebacks

As consumers smoothly adopt online transactions, Stephen Hart from Cardswitcher, highlights the problems that card transactions can pose.

Marketing

The lessons your business can learn from the world’s best logos

Designing a fresh logo for your brand? It's no walk in the park. Take inspiration and learn lesson from some of the best brands in the business.

Marketing

Smart marketers will forget traditional PR and think BOSE

Here, Gary Jenkins, owner and director of No Brainer, tells us to forget traditional PR and marketing…instead think bought, owned, shared and earned marketing strategies.

International Business

Atradius reveals the worlds top emerging markets

Businesses advised of new financial opportunities within growing emerging markets across the globe.

Business management

How to adapt your business to suit your customer base

Here, three businesses break down the vital actions that organisations can do to adapt to their customer base over time.