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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.

Business Ideas & Planning

Starting up a restaurant: The considerations

Christian Mouysset and Ronen Givon, the co-founders of Mediterranean restaurant chain Hummus Bros, reveal the main steps entrepreneurs need to consider when setting up a restaurant.

Business Technology

Cloud computing: Why small businesses should be making the switch

A guide to helping you understand what cloud computing is, and why you should be using it.

News

Going into business with a family member not a popular idea

The majority of the British population would not go into business with a family member, research finds.

News

Retail footfall dips year-on-year over Christmas period

Retailers experienced lower footfall year-on-year in December in further evidence to suggest that brick and mortar outlets are losing ground to online operators.

Business management

Advisory service to help businesses tackle long-term sickness absence

Businesses will be helped to tackle long-term sickness absence in the workplace by a new independent assessment and advisory service.

Business management

P3 performance management

Following a successful model is key to the success of any P3 project.

News

GSK puts the squeeze on suppliers with payment time increase

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has been named and shamed as 'morally bankrupt' by the Forum of Private Business for increasing supplier payment times from 60 days to as much as 95.

Accounting

Accountant wrongly told me I was VAT exempt

My former accountant advised me over a period of five years that I was VAT-exempt. He was incorrect with his professional advice. My VAT bill was £53,000. Is there anything I can do about it?

Sole trader

Sole trader: Freelance consultant 

Jo Turnbull is a freelance SEO consultant, providing online marketing advice to small and medium-sized businesses. She talks about starting up on her own after being put out of a job.

Blog

The interest rate swap fiasco

Andrew Brown, partner at London and Cardiff-based law firm Capital Law, discusses the legal ramifications of the sale of controversial derivatives which has put thousands of small businesses at risk.

Sole trader

Dana Elemara on starting rare oil company Arganic 

In 2012, Dana Elemara started Arganic, offering rare argan oil, grown exclusively in Morocco, to the cosmetic and food industries. She talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about her company and how it began.

Sole trader

Sole Trader Case Study: Running a SEO business

Sam Wright started SEO and web content provider Blink in 2010. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up and how the lifestyle of a sole trader suits him.