About

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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Average small business is owed more than £11,000

Small businesses are owed more than £55 billion in unpaid or outstanding invoices, research finds.

Office & home working

The remote entrepreneur: Running a successful business from the middle of nowhere

In this piece, brought to you in association with .co.uk, the number one domain for British business, we explain how utilising your website and working remotely, or employing staff that do, could help improve efficiency and save your business money.

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Older entrepreneurs more bullish about starting a business

Over-55s are significantly more confident in their own abilities to start a business than 18-24 year-olds, research finds.

Business Technology

How to create a great website on a budget

In this piece, brought to you in association with .co.uk, the number one domain for British business, SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the key things to consider when producing your company website.

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Employees choose protection over payrises

More than two in five employees say that they would forgo a pay rise of between 1 and 3 per cent for employer-sponsored protection insurances, research finds.

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David Cameron rails on ‘crazy’ business regulations as he announces 3,000 cuts

The prime minister has pledged to remove 3,000 business regulations which are holding back small business growth.

Business Technology

Evolutions in mobile banking for small businesses

Looking at the changing ways personal finance is evolving and how this affects UK small companies.

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Bullish businesses ready to invest in growth this year

Companies are ready for expansion in 2014 after a long period of consolidation, research finds.

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More businesses started by enterprising young people over past year

The number of people aged between 18 and 24 either starting a small business or freelancing has almost doubled in the past 12 months, according to a study.

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Funding Circle reaches £200 million milestone in business lending

Peer-to-peer lending platform Funding Circle has surpassed £200 million in funding to UK businesses in the past three years.

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Employee absence levels up, finds small business owners

Almost a quarter of small business managers in the UK say they have seen staff absence levels rise in the last 12 months, research finds.

Office & home working

The benefits of shared office space

SmallBusiness.co.uk visits Techspace London to learn about the working habits of promising technology start-ups.