Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Ben Lobel was the editor of SmallBusiness.co.uk from 2010 to 2018. He specialises in writing for start-up and scale-up companies in the areas of finance, marketing and HR.
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Small business leaders are more likely to seek business advice from family and friends than they are to ask for help from a professional, research finds.
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Three quarters of British employees find they are less productive away from their desks, research finds.
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Small UK companies are starting to export far earlier than previously, research finds.
Alternative finance
With the government looking to facilitate the process of accessing finance, SMEs can be positive about funding options for the new year, Ben Lobel writes.
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Leaders of the UK's small and medium-sized companies are relying on gut instinct over quantitative data to make crucial calls, research finds.
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The UK economy is losing out on £18 billion due to 520,000 job vacancies that small companies are unable to fill due to a lack of relevant skills, research finds.
Office & home working
Sarah De'Lacy discusses why it is so critical to ensure your office premises are the right fit for your company.
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Over a third of SMEs identify recruitment as the most challenging HR process, ahead of staff training, staff turnover and maintaining morale, research finds.
Office & home working
Stephen Thomas, safety technical consultant at Croner, discusses the benefits of implementing risk management measures.
Legal advice
Here, law firm Brecher looks at the mistakes entrepreneurs typically make at the start of their experience.
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Business survival rates have fallen significantly since the financial crisis, research finds.
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A skills shortage is having a negative impact on small business recruitment, with more than half of small businesses claiming that a lack of applications is resulting in bad hires, research finds.