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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Black Friday expected to pull £5.8 billion over the four day sales weekend

Bargain hunters to spend a combined 15 per cent more on sales weekend than in 2015, according to new research.

Employing & managing staff

UK employees urge companies to improve salary sacrifice scheme

Employees urge the government to make employers offer more benefits, despite many employees not willing to make use of salary sacrifice.

News

UK misses out on £45 billion due to youth unemployment record

The UK must boost the employability of young people to improve economic growth, a new study reveals.

News

Consumers willing to accept promotional offers in return for passwords

Consumers say they would accept discounts and special offers from retailers in exchange for their passwords, a new study finds.

Accounting

Autumn Statement 2016: Flat rate VAT changes explained

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced significant changes to the amount of VAT SMEs will have to pay.

News

Autumn Statement 2016: SME reaction to Hammond’s venture capital investment

UK SMEs react to Chancellor Philip Hammond's pledge to invest £400 million to UK startups.

News

Autumn Statement 2016: Squeeze to be worse than last parliament

Lower earnings growth and ongoing welfare cuts mean that a renewed income squeeze will be more severe than the last parliament.

News

Online fraud attempts expected to rise this Christmas

Consumers and online retailers in the UK need to be on high alert as fraudsters are expected to be out in full force.

Marketing

Businesses are not measuring their social media marketing efforts

Businesses are failing to measure their social media marketing efforts regularly, according to new research.

News

Bad saving habits stop British consumers from saving for the big Christmas shop

With Christmas just around the corner, a new survey reveals the bad spending habits leaving Brits in the red.

Business management

How can small businesses make the most out of the busy festive period?

Seamus Smith, CEO of SagePay, talks us through some easy steps to capitalising on the busy festive period.

News

Advance London: Helping SMEs to capitalise on circular economy

London Waste and Recycling Board launches Advance London - a new circular economy business support programme for SMEs.