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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UK HR professionals concerned about modern slavery statements

British HR professionals are concerned about modern slavery statements in todays businesses, says XpertHR.

Employing & managing staff

Delegating in a small business

In this article, KashFlow look at how technology is making delegation easier than ever for small businesses.

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Much work still to be done before UK SMEs fully prepared for GDPR

With new GDPR rules coming into play in 2018, research suggests that UK small businesses need to do much more work in order to be compliant.

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Almost half of SMEs struggle to find enthusiastic young candidates

The job market is more competitive than ever throughout the UK and new research has revealed that SMEs are struggling to find enthusiastic young candidates for roles.

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Businesses fear staff are using mobile phones while driving

Two-thirds of businesses fear staff are using mobile phones while driving, new research reveals.

Business management

Putting your head in the cloud to become GDPR compliant

Here, Paul Blore, managing director at Netmetix, looks at the impact of GDPR for SMEs.

Finding and selling to customers

The SME sales curse: appealing to everyone

Here, Shweta Jhajharia of The London Coaching Group looks at why the smaller your niche, the more likely you are to increase your sales.

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Retailers hail the rise of the male shopper

With demand and supply of men’s products increasing in the past five years, one in four retailers now sell predominantly to male shoppers.

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UK businesses divided as SMEs play catch-up

New research highlights a startling divide between the attitudes and strategy of SMBs in comparison to larger organisations when it comes to tackling a range of crucial IT issues.

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IT education doesn’t meet employers demands say CIOs

IT education doesn’t meet employers demands say CIOs, with security skills the biggest area of concern, followed by digitisation and business intelligence.

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What will the future of the workplace look like?

Research by the Ludic Group finds businesses are misaligned with their people, with nearly half (not understanding their company’s strategic objectives.

Business management

Ten tips for managing stress in the workplace

With National Stress Awareness day highlighting the dangers of business management, we give our top ten tips for managing stress.