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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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Financial distress edges up as economy prepares for uncertain year

Quarter of a million UK businesses finished 2016 in a state of ‘significant’ financial distress, 91 per cent being SMEs, new research reveals.

Business Technology

How to plan your security strategy in time for the Data Protection Act

Henderson Insurance Brokers issues a warning to companies to prepare their cyber security policies in light of new legislative changes.

News

Are you at risk of losing your job to automation robots?

Drivers and receptionists are most at risk from losing their jobs to automation by 2020, finds new data.

News

Workers reveal the top perks that they’re after this year

Forget the ‘fads’, employees are seeking more money and flexibility from their employer over nap rooms and free office snacks, research reveals.

Business management

SMEs must prepare now for the General Data Protection Regulation

The purpose of Data Privacy Day is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.

Financing

How to squeeze the penny and make your pounds count

Here, Richard Stonier, co-founder and partner of online accounting software, Tally, explores some of the chief ways that new businesses can save money.

Accounting

How to save yourself a £100 fine for late filing

LITRG encourages small businesses to have a reasonable excuse to offer HMRC if they delay handing in their tax returns.

Small Business Banking

Have SMEs got the cashflow to tackle the new year slump?

Keith Softly, head of asset and invoice finance product, global transaction banking at Lloyds Banking Group discusses how SMEs can keep on top of cashflow now the festive rush has died down.

News

Death of the cold calls? Study reveals drop in nuisance calls

Cold calls to businesses have reduced dramatically over the last five years with a 73 per cent decrease in the number of nuisance marketing calls being made to businesses.

News

Start-up companies continue to thrive across the nation

In the face of a politically uncertain year for SMEs, young entrepreneurs are diving into the economy and setting up their own companies.

News

Young entrepreneurs’ ambitious growth undeterred by Brexit

Two thirds of millennial entrepreneurs predict their business will grow over 2018, despite Brexit leaving a sour taste in the younger generation.

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SMEs cash in as overseas visitors hit the UK for Chinese New Year

Worldpay predicts a golden week at the tills for UK retailers as Chinese tourists flood to the country to spend over the year of the Rooster.