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.

Entrepreneurs

What can you do to improve your office workspace?

A new UK-wide survey has lifted the lid on what Britain’s workforce would change about their office space, given the chance.

Legislation and Regulation

How to prepare your company for GDPR

With the GDPR changes looming ahead in 2018, it is imperative that businesses learn what they need to do to protect themselves and their data. Here are some tips to help you prepare.

Entrepreneurs

How clean is your office?

You might not think it, but your office can be the home of millions of germs and bacteria. Here is why you should keep a clean office and some tips to help you start.

Human Resources

5 benefits of offering a sabbatical to help beat the burnout

Modern businesses are becoming more and more innovative when it comes to employee benefits, see how offering a sabbatical scheme can boost your workforce.

Opinion

13 tips for the perfect phone interview

A phone interview can be a cause for anxiety for many people. Follow these tips to ensure you nail your next interview.

Entrepreneurs

Beauty, inside and out: Pollen + Grace providing the healthy option to London

Stephanie Johnson and Kristina Komlosiova set up Pollen + Grace in 2015, aiming to provide the business world with 100 per cent, natural and organic meals to boost them through their busy day.

Venture Capital Funding

Interior lighting company Buster + Punch secures boost from Mobeus

From rebuilding motorbikes, to interior lighting design, Buster + Punch has gone from strength to strength, recently securing support from Mobeus.

Entrepreneurs

MiDrive: Driving British millennials on the road to success

MiDrive's mission is to re-invent learner driving with technology, engaging millennials to cut the costs on passing their test.

Technology

What you can learn from 2017’s biggest hacks?

2017 has already seen hacks and data breaches to some of the biggest companies in the word. What can you learn from them?

PR and Marketing Strategy

6 ways to avoid a PR disaster

With recent PR nightmares dominating the headlines, we tell you how you can avoid your own public disaster.

Entrepreneurs

FanFinders: Connecting mothers to the big brands

FanFinders director and father of two, Alec Dobbie, talks us through his hopes and aspirations for the platform, and what inspired the start-up.

Entrepreneurs

The comparison site saving the environment: Marcus Hill on launching Given.co

Disrupting the comparison website market with a twist, Marcus Hill hopes that given.co can achieve success when the beta launches at the end of the April.