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.

News

Is your business and your business telecoms ready for MIFID II?

Companies will now need to take all reasonable steps to record relevant communications which relate to transactions, both for clients and on the firm’s own account.

Marketing

Save The Web; most of Brits now associate ads with fake news

New research finds that British consumers are far more likely to associate ads with fake news when compared to their European or American counterparts.

Advice

Don’t just set up, step up – growing your business to success

Here, Simon Burckhardt of Vonage UK and founder of the Home Business 100 and the Step Ups, advises us on growing a business.

Business Technology

How can SMEs protect themselves from cybercrime?

Here, Terry Greenhowe, Head of Fraud at Ultimate Finance, guides us on how small businesses can protect themselves from cybercrime.

News

Businesses still do not have a cyber security plan

In light of recent ransomware cyber attacks across the globe, research finds that businesses still do not have a cyber security plan.

News

Hearing loss fear in the workplace for British ageing workers

Fear of losing their hearing is a main concern for British workers, with many worrying that the impairment will impact their job.

News

Six million Brits miss out on a lunch break

Three million workers across the UK take only one lunchbreak a week, with more than a million self-employed Brits never managing to take time out for lunch.

News

UK IT departments are more prepared for GDPR than Europe

Study finds IT professionals in the U.K. are more supportive of and informed about GDPR than their counterparts in the EU and the U.S.

News

Small business owners don’t know what pension auto-enrolment is

A third of small business owners don’t know what pension auto-enrolment is despite looming deadline, study finds.

News

Flexi-phobia: why Brits are too scared to ask for flexible working

Fear factor means one in five employees dare not ask about flexible working options, despite their legal right to do so.

News

One in four employees trapped in means to an end jobs

One in four Brits admit they feel trapped in means to an end jobs, with three quarters of the nation describing their work situation as a job rather than a career.

News

Going in for the upskill – Is it worth it to develop your skills?

Almost a fifth have been promoted or received a pay rise thanks to extra training, upskill and qualifications, study finds.