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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Are you at risk of office burnout?

More than half of organisations have no formal strategy for handling employee wellbeing or office burnout, study finds.

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A third of Brits opt-in to marketing from brands online

Almost one in three Britons are likely to opt in to marketing to allow brands to communicate with them online.

Marketing

Top five SEO techniques to help you rank

Here, we take a look at the top five techniques to improve your SEO and gain a higher ranking on Google.

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UK economy risks losing billions by not hiring veterans into civilian workforce

More than one in five service leavers will face employment challenges, resulting in a potential loss of £1.5 billion to the economy.

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Lack of payment technology in-store costs retailers billions in lost sales

New research from Barclaycard finds that a lack of payment technology online and in-store is costing SME retailers £8.7 billion a year in lost sales.

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Are you guilty of the top three most annoying workplace habits?

According to a recent survey, the top three most annoying things work colleagues do are, moaning, taking smoking breaks and using buzzwords like ‘touch base’.

Employing & managing staff

Five ways to engage your growing workforce

With Brexit looming and current political uncertainty, business confidence is not doing particularly well. But as a growing business, how do you keep your team positive, productive and engaged? Mark Woolley, commercial director at Reckon, gives his top five tips.

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Research shows SMEs struggle without a procurement function

Procurement is just as vital for SMEs as it is for large corporates, according to new research.

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Lack of sick pay leaves UK workers on financial cliff-edge

UK employees are facing a financial cliff edge if ill health strikes – with 37 per cent unable to pay bills in the event of illness.

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Early warning signs of downturn loom among UK SMEs

Rising bad debts and delayed investment for UK small businesses point to slow down over the months ahead.

Business management

Should you take annual leave this summer?

Here, Phil Sheridan, senior managing director, Robert Half UK, tells us why we should be taking our annual leave this summer.

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Late payments costing UK SMEs more than £2 billion a year

Latest figures show that SMEs are now owed £14.2 billion – down from £30.2 billion five years ago, adding up to £2.16 billion a year.