About

Owen was a reporter for Bonhill Group plc writing across the Smallbusiness.co.uk and Growthbusiness.co.uk titles before moving on to be a Digital Technology reporter for the Express.co.uk.

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Subcontractors stung to the tune of £16,000 each, per year

UK subcontractors are losing out on up to £3 billion due to unpaid work from other businesses, a new study reveals.

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Government plans to tackle gender pay gaps only superficial

Businesses will have to take more responsibility over the gender pay levels, but women could still come out second best, a new study reveals.

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Bosses driven crazy by employee habits

Poor time keeping, office romances and foul employee habits rife when working in smaller businesses, a new study reveals.

Business management

The small business survival guide to Christmas

Raj Sond, general manager of First Data, gives us his small business survival guide for Christmas.

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UK businesses owe £1.8 billion in late corporation tax

Businesses are increasingly struggling to pay their bills after corporation tax payments in arrears rises.

Business Technology

Festive Cyber Tips for every business owner

Deon Hanekom, compliance manager at 9 Spokes gives us his top seven tips for protecting your business from cyber attack.

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How home energy saving habits can help your business

Employee energy usage at home, their attitudes towards green energy and energy saving habits could save your business money.

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Small businesses expect revenues to shrink in 2017

Three quarters of SMEs expect revenues to shrink or stand still in the next 12 months, a new study reveals.

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UK needs a whole economy approach to make success of Brexit

For the UK to succeed after the Brexit vote, businesses are encouraged to remain conscious of the whole economy.

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Five social media resolutions you should be making for 2017

As the end of the year draws to a close, small business owners are beginning to look to re-evaluate and improve their social media strategy.

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Retailers running out of time to rescue festive trading performance

While UK retailers may have been hopeful for a strong performance in the run up to Christmas, many report another weak festive trading period.

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Millennials: A lost generation between Gen X and Gen Z

Nearly four in ten Millennials feel their education has left them unprepared for the world of work, according to research.