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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Britain has the 4th highest number of micro-businesses per capita

Vistaprint’s Global Micro-Business Impact Report investigates the importance micro-businesses have to the global economy.

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Is technology in the workplace making us less productive?

New research from Sharp shows that a lack of technology skills may be exacerbating the UK’s productivity problem.

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How employers are failing to bridge employee savings gap

A third of UK employees are saving less than £50 a month, with one in five not saving anything at all, according to new research.

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SAS launches analytics ‘one-stop shop’ for GDPR

A recent survey published by SAS has revealed that only 45 per cent of businesses actually have a structured plan for compliance for the incoming GDPR changes.

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UK investment in analytics to double by 2020

‘Putting Analytics to Work’ points to a big increase in investment on advanced analytics by US and UK companies by 2020.

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Talent is number one priority for SME investment

SMEs face various challenges when it comes to hiring new staff, with a third of SMEs reporting a shortage of necessary expertise among applicants as the main hurdle in hiring.

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Living for the cash machine – Happiness and wealth in the UK

They say money can’t buy you happiness, but is it really true? We take a look at the happiest and wealthiest cities in the UK.

Employing & managing staff

How to ease the transition from education to the workplace

Here, AXA PPP healthcare has put together a list of five tips to ease the transition for young people from education to the workplace.

Crowdfunding for Business

Money, money, money! It’s a crowdfunder’s world

Here, Sami Mauger, head of coaching and project innovation at crowdfunder.co.uk, gives us her top five hacks to crowdfunding.

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TfL delays contradict HMRC who deny reform impacts sector

Project delays provides further evidence that reform has indeed impacted contracting, recruiting and the public sector itself, something denied by HMRC.

Business Technology

Hire the robots, free the people – how automation changes business

Here, Rohit Talwar and Alexandra Whittington of Fast Future, explore the potential of automation and robots in the workplace.

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One in five adults are unhappy with their career

Research finds a quarter of workers don’t like their current career and one in four adults think changing jobs would improve their mental health.