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.
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Small businesses have been encouraged to expand following a government initiative to reduce their national insurance (NI) burden, research finds.
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Cybercrime costs small businesses an average of £4,000 a time, research finds.
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The number of official complaints made by small companies about loans and overdrafts has risen by 17 per cent in the last year, rising from 522 to 612, research finds.
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The average cost of starting a business in the UK is £312, research finds.
Finding and selling to customers
Improving direct customer engagement to better customer service is becoming a main focus for many small businesses.
Employing & managing staff
Article discussing the benefits of LGV training for small companies.
Accounting
Introduction to effective cash flow forecasting.
Marketing
Almost half of consumers say they now count on social media when making an online purchasing decision, research finds.
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Employee engagement in UK organisations is highest in the voluntary sector, research finds.
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Bank lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has begun to show improvement, according to government figures.
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UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are underestimating the security risks that come with increasing use of new technology, finds research.
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Cash flow management remains a significant challenge to large numbers of UK businesses, finds research.