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

Scale-ups target US as Brexit dampens appetite for EU expansion

More than half of scale-ups have plans to expand overseas, with Brexit shifting the UK focus away from Europe to the US.

Marketing

How to become a data-driven company

Below, Matt Smith, CEO of SteelEye, discusses his four pieces of advice for firms to become a data-driven company.

News

Is the government failing to support SMEs and entrepreneurs?

Despite today’s announcement the economy has grown most SMEs don’t really think that they’re receiving the required central backing.

Business management

Networking – the do’s and don’ts and how to get out what you put in

Here, Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed directory, discusses the benefits of networking for small businesses.

Business management

What is the formula for the perfect boss

Bosses being honest, approachable and fair is key for UK workers, with just one in ten believing their boss is sincere, new research discovers.

Employing & managing staff

Choosing people over process – tomorrow’s take on performance

Here, Jeanette Sanderson discusses what the future of employee performance might look like and how businesses can progress.

News

Gender-based career ‘mentoring gap’ revealed in new research

There is a gender-based career ‘mentoring gap’ with more men than women saying they had a mentor. Men also report having had more mentors than women.

News

UK SME business travel remains resilient

With a quarter of SMEs seeing falling travel budgets over the past year, SMES are feeling the pinch with many under pressure to save money on business trips.

Business Technology

Two thirds of UK office workers want a personal AI-powered assistant

UK office workers increasingly want AI technology in the workplace, with two thirds hoping for their very own AI-powered personal assistant in the future.

News

What is Britain’s deadliest industry to work in?

A new First4Lawyers study analyses decades of workplace death data as well as yearly salaries to find out which is the deadliest industry to work in and how much you get paid for it.

News

What do shoppers want? The high street battle to engage the customer

‘Shop and stay’ consumers want new and engaging high street experiences – but will spend more when retailers offer in-store events.

Marketing

Is the art of good research dying?

Here, Guy Washer explores the link between high quality market research and effective content marketing.