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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.

Accounting

SMEs face crackdown on R&D relief claims

Here, Scott Henderson, managing director at R&D tax relief specialist Jumpstart, explores the changes to R&D tax relief to small businesses.

Employing & managing staff

Jamie Carragher: How should employers handle incidents out of work?

With Sky Sports pundit and ex-footballer, Jamie Carragher, suffering scrutiny in the news, we take a look at how businesses can avoid PR incidents outside of work.

Office & home working

Eight ways to make your commute more productive

A lot of your day can be filled with commuting to and from work; time that could otherwise be productive. Here, we give eight tips to make your commute more productive.

Business management

Tips for employers ahead of the first automatic enrolment increases

Elliot Silk, head of commercial at Sanlam UK highlights the main areas employers and employees should be focusing on ahead of the automatic enrolment changes, as well as outlining five actions that employers and workers can take ahead of the deadline.

Advice

Five essential characteristics of successful entrepreneurs

Here, Dessy Ohanians, managing director of executive education at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), writes about five essential characteristics that entrepreneurs should have in order to be successful.

Business management

Addicted to work? How to switch your business brain off

When you own your own business, it can be so easy to neglect other aspects of your life in order to maintain your company. Here, we take you through how to avoid being addicted to work.

News

Brits plan on using their workplace pension to fund retirement

Research reveals the workplace pension will be used by half of future retirees. Half of those who are approaching retirement in the next ten years plan to use a workplace pension to fund their living, as well as 49 per cent of those who are not approaching retirement yet.

News

Three quarters of Brits say work has a negative impact on their self-esteem

According to new research from CV-Library, 71.5 per cent of the nation’s workers believe that their career has had a negative impact on their self-esteem, with a further 55.7 per cent feeling that they place too much importance on their job.

Business management

Five tips for producing the perfect white paper

In this blog, Ken Scott from digital marketing agency Hallam Internet, explores the key aspects every good white paper should be covering.

Advice

Freelance: Britain’s best places to become your own boss

New research from MoneySuperMarket reveals the best cities across the UK for freelance and how current freelancers feel about self-employment.

Employing & managing staff

Four benefits people with mental health experience bring to organisations

In this article, Brendan Street, clinical lead, Nuffield Health, discusses four benefits employees with mental health experience can bring to your company.

Business Technology

Five non-technical ways for small business to improve their cybersecurity

One of the areas that small business don't dive into is Cybersecurity because there is a perception that cybersecurity requires deep technical knowledge. Prasanna Kulkarni, founder and product architect of Comparesoft, explores how businesses can protect themselves.