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.
News
Nearly one in four small businesses are looking to develop apprentice schemes to compensate for skills shortages, research finds.
Advice
Here, in association with iStock, we look at why it is important to stay diligent when using images found online.
Advice
In this piece, we look at why you should be fighting fire with knowledge.
News
Small business costs have continued to rise during 2014 despite falling inflation, research finds.
News
Company owners feel that young people are not ready for the workplace upon leaving the education system, finds research.
Business Ideas & Planning
Starting a business can be foreboding but here's why things like installing point of sale equipment needn't be stressful.
Business management
Here, we look at one way to approach the motivation of employees.
News
Britain lacks the kind of education that facilitates entrepreneurship and innovation, a research report finds.
News
More than half of workers find the term auto-enrolment confusing and could not say what it relates to, research finds.
Legal advice
Liz Iles, senior employment consultant at Croner, discusses the legal ruling when an employee feels there has been a breach of contract.
News
UK businesses are increasingly 'micro' in size while the proportion of high-growth companies has fallen considerably in recent years, research finds.
Accounting
Whether through cutting costs or better credit control, here's how to take steps towards avoiding bankruptcy as a business.