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September 14, 2010 - Anonymous
Equal pay guidance clarifies rules for small firms
Small-business owners unsure about their equal pay obligations, can clarify their responsibilities following the publication of a free online guide by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC
September 10, 2010 - Anonymous
Local Enterprise Partnership scheme may be too “parochial”
Business groups have warned that the Government's new system of business support may be too "parochial", after its tender process revealed that as many as 57 separate groups would like to establish a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
September 10, 2010 - Anonymous
Firms must be flexible as tube strikes set to continue
Businesses should allow staff to work flexibly to minimise the disruption caused by the ongoing London tube strikes, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has said.
September 10, 2010 - Anonymous
Employers not responsible for correcting tax glitch, says ACCA
Small-business owners are not responsible for resolving the tax problems that found six million taxpayers paying the wrong amount, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has said.
September 10, 2010 - Anonymous
Free online training helps firms cut waste
Small businesses can get help reducing their waste, following the launch of two free online training courses by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Donut founder to share business tips at Sage World
Donut founder Rory MccGwire will be among the speakers at the Sage World event for start-ups and growing businesses at the International Centre in Telford on 8 and 9 September.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Advertising watchdog to crack down on misleading online marketing
Marketing messages delivered through websites and social media are to be regulated for the first time, in an attempt to crackdown on misleading promotional statements.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Cash-strapped small firms negotiating shorter leases
The average length of a small business lease has fallen by more than 12 months in the last two years, as business owners looked to retain their flexibility, research from the British Property Federation (BPF) has found.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
One third of small firms performing worse than in the recession
More than a third of small firms performed worse in the second quarter of this year than in the same period in 2009, a survey by Accountancy Magazine has found.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Migrant cap will increase skills shortage, warns CIPD
The Government’s planned permanent cap on skilled migrant workers will increase the skills shortage, when almost half of businesses are already struggling to find the recruits they need, the Charte
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Six more councils plan to introduce workplace parking tax
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has called the Government’s workplace parking levy (WPL) a “stealth tax” on businesses, following reports that at least six more local councils are planning to introduce the duty.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Three quarters of consumers would ban cold calling
Three quarters of consumers dislike cold calling so much they would like to see it banned, research by consumer group Which? has found.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
One in five small firms missing out on customers with disabilities
One in five small businesses is missing out on customers with disabilities by not providing adequate access, research from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has revealed.
September 03, 2010 - Anonymous
Awards to recognise enterprising women of colour
Small firms run by women of colour only have two weeks left to enter the British Library’s Precious Awards where winners will receive a “huge marketing boost for their business.”
August 31, 2010 - Anonymous
Employers failing to establish why staff leave
Businesses are suffering because they are failing to carry out exit interviews with departing staff, recruitment outsourcing firm PPS has warned.
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