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.
Business Ideas & Planning
Here, we talk to two entrepreneurs and reveal why you shouldn't dismiss starting your own business.
Advice
Many people will have heard of this sort of trading, but not everyone is aware of what it is or what the letters 'CFD' stand for in the first place. Here, we shine a light on the subject.
Business Loans
Here, we look at three small businesses and their efforts to secure finance through the Coventry and Warwickshire Reinvestment Trust.
News
Managers of UK small businesses have identified the new legal requirement to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying pension scheme as one of the biggest business challenges facing them in 2016.
News
Two in five businesses don't feel they are in danger and more than a third of businesses would not know what to do if they became the victim of a cybercrime, research finds.
Office & home working
There comes a point in many businesses when the office space becomes outgrown. Here's what to do in that event.
News
Three fifths of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are in severe danger of a security breach, research finds.
Advice
Obtaining effective but good value marketing is always a challenge for a small company, but trade shows can be a cost-effective way to get the word out. Here, business owners share their opinions of the method.
News
UK workers are unsatisfied with how much data is revealed to them by bosses, research finds.
News
Self-employed professionals are more likely to feel happy during work hours as they view their work as a key part of what makes them happy, research finds.
News
Despite rising rates of educational attainment, employers continue to struggle to hire thanks to troubling skills shortages, a study finds.
News
With the introduction of the National Living Wage less than three months away, many employers need to take urgent action to ensure full compliance with this new law, research shows.