About

Owen Gough is a reporter for SmallBusiness.co.uk. He has a background in small business marketing strategies and is responsible for writing content on subjects ranging from small business finance to technology and HR.

Banking

Open up: What open banking is going to mean for businesses

With Open Banking coming into effect in January 2018, Chris Gorst of Nesta talks us through what the change will mean for businesses alongside the Open Up Challenge.

Entrepreneurs

Do you have the skills needed to be an entrepreneur?

Do you have the skills needed to become an entrepreneur and take your business to success? Here are the skills you need.

Social Media

Yay or Yeay? The social video retail platform engaging Gen Z

Engaging generation Z is tough for many businesses but Melanie Mohr thinks she has cracked it with her social, video retail app, Yeay.

Banking

Is it difficult to find a loan to help grow your business?

Many businesses find it difficult to secure business loans, but what is the reason for this? Is it down to access or is it down to a fear of funding?

Entrepreneurs

Are long hours and money worries affecting your business?

More than a quarter of business founders are working over 60 hours a week to keep their company afloat.

Human Resources

Ignore the gig economy at your peril: The rise of the freelancer

An increasing demand for flexible working for employees sees the rise in the gig economy. Ignore them and you may just miss out on their talent.

Entrepreneurs

Tenner Challenge: An education boost for future entrepreneurs

With Brexit on the horizon, we need to find the next generation of budding entrepreneurs to boost our economy. How do we find them? Look no further than the Tenner Challenge.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Things you need to know to improve customer experience

Keeping the customer happy is the most important part of keeping your business healthy - but how do you improve the customer experience?

Financial Management

Maverick finances: How to make your company more financially agile

Do you sometimes feel that finances are dragging your business down? Learn how to boost your company into the future to gain financial agility.

Entrepreneurs

How creating a cultural revolution can grow your workforce

If you want to grow a workforce fit for the future of technology, you must start with your culture.

Entrepreneurs

The 12 rules of giving negative feedback to staff

Giving feedback is a sensitive issue, particularly if its negative criticism. Here are some tips to help you approach delivering negative feedback to your staff.

Entrepreneurs

Beat the boredom: How to keep your staff motivated

We all have days where you are so bored of work that you dream of finding something new; here is how you can fix that.