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
Two thirds of small businesses have no idea when they must comply to automatic pensions enrolment, research finds.
Finding and selling to customers
Zoe Ripley of ChannelAdvisor presents five online marketplaces to help online retailers venture beyond the safe harbours of eBay and Amazon.
Finding and selling to customers
Here, we look at how discount cards can be a good way of developing a better relationship with your customers.
News
UK consumers are 'surprisingly relaxed' about sharing their data with businesses, research finds.
Accounting
Debt Guard is a recently-launched debt recovery system aimed at small and medium sized companies. Here, chief operating officer Mark Burgess discusses the company's plans moving forward, from customer acquisition to marketing.
Advice
Making sure you send your direct mail in the right type of envelope may not be top of your priorities, but it's key to getting the most bang for your marketing buck.
News
Small businesses in 2014 has seen an above-inflationary rise of £713 in their annual compliance bill, a study finds.
News
More than two thirds (69 per cent) of Britons have acted on their customer service frustration by demanding to speak to a supervisor or stopping using a brand altogether, research finds.
News
UK consumers would be far more likely to shop and spend money with small, independent businesses if those businesses did more to market themselves on social media sites, research finds.
News
The extension of the right to request flexible working hours to all staff has been welcomed by a prominent HR trade body.
Export & Import
Couriers and delivery providers play an essential role in completing the final part of the customer service cycle and should be selected carefully.
Export & Import
Doing business with foreign companies could make you more vulnerable to late payments, buyer insolvency or fraud. Sean Haywood of Graydon UK explains how knowing your market and taking the right precautions could save you a lot of disappointment down the line.