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.

Advice

Employing company formation agents to ensure success

Here, we look at the reasons for your small business to employ registered limited company formation agents.

Legal advice

Outsourcing your health and safety needs

Zoe Evans discusses the benefits of outsourcing health and safety and how SMEs can determine when the time is right for it.

Business Ideas & Planning

Tips for budding entrepreneurs

Starting and growing your own business is a challenging journey, with so many issues to consider. Here, Mark Woolley gives his thoughts on how entrepreneurs can stay on top of their game.

Marketing

Google’s mobile-first index: Seven myths dispelled

Here, we look at the most common myths heard around Google’s move to a mobile-first index, and address each in turn.

Employing & managing staff

Employee advocacy and social media: Encouraging staff to sing your praises

Here, Ross Howard gives a brief guide to encouraging employee advocacy on social media.

Business Technology

Five of the best tools for digital marketing

In this article, Otto Peura describes five of what he considers to be some of the best tools to help your digital marketing.

Marketing

How to make the right connection for marketing success

In this piece in association with Vistaprint, SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at the many ways for small business owners to make a connection with the contacts that matter, from networking events to approaching other companies in your industry.

News

Budget 2017: Chancellor eases the pain on business rates

Chancellor Philip Hammond has unveiled three measures to address those companies affected by the burden of higher business rates.

News

Budget 2017: Hammond punishes self-employed with hike to national insurance

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced in the 2017 Budget that the self-employed will suffer the pain of a National Insurance increase.

News

International Women’s Day: JK Rowling most admired British businesswoman

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has topped the list of most admired British women in business, with more than a third of respondents (35.6 per cent) saying they admire her most.

Small Business Insurance

Mind the gap: What you need to know about liability insurance

In this piece, Ashley Singer discusses the insurance gap and what small businesses need to be aware of.

Government Grants

How a grant was influential in marketing a new skincare product

Here Terence Chung discusses how he achieved a grant from the Shell LiveWIRE programme for his cosmetics start-up FRUU.