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

Employers should do more to encourage shared parental leave

A new government campaign is encouraging UK businesses to give employees shared parental leave.

Marketing

Best practice website marketing tips for a small business

Lynn Morrison, Marketing Director at Opus Energy, discusses some best website marketing practices that should be considered by any ambitious small business.

News

Are you one of the happiest workers in the UK?

Male workers aged over 55 working in a marketing, comms or advertising micro-business are happiest in the UK.

News

Gender balanced management teams create better performing employees

Sodexo has found teams managed by a balanced mix of gender is more successful across a range of measurements including employee engagement and health and safety.

News

People far less likely to recycle at work than at home

A whopping 99 per cent of Brits actively recycle at home, but research reveals that their efforts go out of the window once they arrive in the workplace. Is this where we need to focus our recycling efforts?

News

Britain’s best business hubs for startups revealed

A recent study by MoneySuperMarket has revealed the UK’s Best Business Hubs for Start-ups looking for the most efficient options for their business’ development, covering all areas from freelancers to smaller businesses looking for co-working spaces.

News

Brits worried about how much personal information they share online

More than half of consumers in the UK worry about how much personal information they have shared online; two thirds know little or nothing about their rights.

News

UK salaries rise in February, as employers push to attract more candidates

UK salaries rise in February, as employers push to attract more candidates, with many of the nation’s key sectors witnessing above average salary growth last month.

News

Two thirds of UK SME bosses face recruitment and retention difficulties

New study suggests that one in five SMEs report having problems with a high level of staff turnover and recruitment.

Business Technology

How to become a GDPR genius

According to research by the Federation of Small Businesses, less than one in ten small businesses are fully prepared for new GDPR rules, even though the changes are less than three months away. To help SME’s, the experts at Brighter Business have complied an easy to follow guide on how to become a GDPR genius.

Office & home working

Abolish the clean desk policy in your office to increase creativity

Research carried out by the Association for Psychological Science says a clean desk can actually stifle creativity, and a little bit of mess would probably do us good.

News

Almost half of start-ups believe there is a gender bias problem

Four in ten female founders say they frequently encountered gender bias while running their start-up and 42 per cent believe gender discrimination will stay the same as they scale up.