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

SMEs voice doubts about new government and future chances

Three in ten SMEs have no faith that the new government will do anything in particular to help their business grow.

News

Retirement gap looms as pension confusion reigns among UK savers

New research highlights the retirement funding gap is such that the UK pension system is not understood by savers.

News

Misinformation online costs high street businesses £6.1 billion a year

New research highlights that misinformation online is costing independent high street businesses £6.1 billion a year.

Business Technology

Large organisations placing IT security demands on SME suppliers

Inaugural CybSafe Supplier Cyber Security Study reveals SME must increasingly prove cyber credentials to win contracts.

Advice

Making the most of your office lunch hour

Heading to the gym, doing your online grocery shop or spending time volunteering are just some of the thing you can do during your lunch hour.

News

Overclaiming on expenses is costing the economy £1.6 billion a year

White paper reveals that more than a third of British professionals overclaim on their business expenses.

Business Technology

GDPR: An opportunity to re-build customer trust

With GDPR coming into effect in 2018, businesses need to get clued up on how to protect customer data from a data breach.

Employing & managing staff

Team building ideas for new-age companies

A sure-fire way to make a more efficient team is to encourage staff to take part in team-building activities to create bonds.

Advice

Benefits of a mortgage broker for small businesses

When you start a business, you need to take a lot of things into consideration. Here is why getting a mortgage broker can help small businesses.

News

Six in ten customers would boycott tax avoiding companies

A recent survey from Rahman Ravelli reveals 60 per cent of consumers would boycott a company if it had been associated with tax fraud.

News

Contactless payments to save UK shoppers almost £1 billion of their time

The continued surge of contactless payments is set to save UK shoppers 141 million hours, worth almost a billion pounds in time, by 2021.

News

Nearly one million UK SMEs suffer cyber security breach in the last 12 months

Despite the risks, nearly half of SMEs plan to spend less than £1,000 on cyber security in the next 12 months, leaving them vulnerable to losses.