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.

Legal advice

GDPR: What financial services need to know

In this article, Bruce Penson, managing director at Pro Drive IT, highlights the fundamentals of GDPR in relation to financial services.

News

Trust found to be major factor in employee retention and wellbeing

A quarter of UK employees have left their company due to issues around trust, with a majority of employees identify trust as a primary reason to stay or leave.

Business management

Five features that can transform your small business

Ingvar Gudmundsson, founder of SimplyBookMe, believes some simple features can go a long way to improving the management of a business, but for microbusinesses, they can make all the difference to owners looking to transform their business.

Legal advice

Business buyers have the need for speed, but solicitors hold back

Here, Gareth Smyth is group managing director at Hilton Smythe, explores why solicitors may slow down business process.

Employing & managing staff

Seven ways to make sure you’re GDPR-compliant in HR

With GDPR coming into effect in less that 100 days, we spoke to Kashflow about how to make your HR department GDPR compliant.

News

Two in three people can’t leave their work emails alone at home

With GDPR coming into play from May, tech retailer Ebuyer has conducted some research into how many workers are spending their personal time checking work emails.

Employing & managing staff

There’s snow reason not to go to work

With the 'Beast from the East' ravaging UK shores, many workers are failing to get into work. Is snow a good enough excuse to not show up?

Advice

Happiness and the secrets of growing your business fast

Here, Eric Yuan, CEO and founder of Zoom Video Conferencing, gives us his secrets to growing your business quickly.

Advice

Six top tips for buying a new business

The business market can be tricky to navigate if you don't know what you are doing. Here, we give six tips to help you decide when buying a business.

Advice

Building a relationship: Can a partnership benefit your business?

A partnership between two businesses can often be mutually beneficial and boost revenues. We spoke to Georgina Richardson, COO of TrustedHousesitters about how business partnerships can help you.

Marketing

The pros and cons of rebranding your business

Stuart, the founder of UP Clothing has recently teamed up with Boxing Scotland for the upcoming commonwealth games after rebranding his clothing line. Here, he talks of the pros and cons of rebranding.

News

Number of SMEs trading internationally halves in 2017

A slowdown in international trade is likely to continue as three quarters of small businesses expect international revenues to decline or remain stagnant during Q1 2018.