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.

Advice

Is 2017 going to be the year of the data integrity breach?

Here, Jason Hart from Gemalto gives us his top tips for businesses to avoid being the next big damaging security breach headline.

News

Six in ten SME invoices unpaid within debtor period

An increasing amount of SMEs are suffering from delayed invoice payments as a study reveals one in six small firms are forced into the ‘90 day club’.

Employing & managing staff

Future-proofing business for SMEs in 2017 with outsourced talent

Shelling out extra fixed costs for recruitment, utilities, pensions and healthcare can be avoided by opting for the flexible outsourced skills.

News

Business ownership is key to Generation Y retention

Eight in ten graduates rate employee ownership as the main influencer to their career choice, a new study reveals.

News

SMEs call for intelligent video surveillance to protect their properties

SME owners seek smarter video surveillance to tackle theft and loss as it emerges that legacy systems provide limited proof of crime.

News

Small business owners pushed to breaking point over stress

UK business owners are struggling for motivation in the face of financial stress, lost time with their families and their own emotional and physical health.

Getting Online

New Year’s resolutions see surge in new business websites

British entrepreneurs are more likely to start a business in January than any other month, a new study reveals.

News

UK SMEs will face a growing cyber threat in 2017

RSA outlines their top tips for SMEs to protect themselves from cyber threats after three quarters experience some form of cyber attack.

News

£1 billion support package pledged to support UK businesses

Metro Bank has pledged to give both new and existing UK businesses over £1 billion to boost the UK economy.

News

No progress in government export campaign, says ICAEW

The government need to do more to support SMEs post Brexit and encourage businesses to sell and export overseas.

Accounting

Sole traders spend 9.5 million hours doing their tax returns

Sole traders are spending vast amounts of company time on slow and outdated tax return processes, a new study reveals.

News

2016 marks year of strong IPO performance

Aim finished 2016 on a high as the 38 companies that floated on the market ended the year up more than 39 per cent on average.