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April 23, 2010 - Anonymous
Businesses must improve disabled access, says Leonard Cheshire
Businesses must provide better access for disabled customers, disability charity Leonard Cheshire Disability has urged, amid evidence that 40 per cent of disabled people had problems accessing goods and services in the last 12 months.
April 23, 2010 - Anonymous
Conditions never tougher for job seekers, says Totaljobs
Job seekers are experiencing the toughest conditions for years according to recruiter Totaljobs, which says the number of people applying for each vacancy has reached a 20-month high.
April 23, 2010 - Anonymous
More than a third of small firms not updating websites
Small firms are neglecting to update their websites, despite most wanting to top Google search rankings, research from online marketing firm Infoserve has highlighted.
April 23, 2010 - Anonymous
Inspirational female entrepreneurs urged to enter awards
Female entrepreneurs who provide inspiration to other women in business are being called on to enter the 2010 NatWest everywoman awards and have their achievements recognised.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
“Worrying” survey finds small firms can’t name business secretary
Three-quarters of business owners are unable to name the Secretary of State for Business, Peter Mandelson, new research has revealed.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Easter trading boosts sales growth to four year high
Retail sales growth hit its highest level for nearly four years in March thanks to strong Easter trading, figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have found.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Small firms feeling safer in the cloud
Almost two-thirds of small businesses feel more confident about using hosted IT than a year ago, research by CRM provider Really Simple Systems has found.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Half of employees feel their boss has a negative management style
Half of employees think their boss is authoritarian, bureaucratic or secretive, research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Green small firms offered €35m in funding
Small business owners needing cash to get their ideas for green products and services off the ground can now apply for the European Commission’s new €35 million eco-innovation fund.
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Awards open to firms with exceptional IT skills
Firms that have delivered exceptional IT projects and products are being called on to enter the UK IT Industry Awards 2010, run by the British Computing Society (BCS).
April 16, 2010 - Anonymous
Green Office Week to help firms be more environmentally friendly
Office-based small firms are being called on to take part in Green Office Week at the end of April and make their workplace more environmentally friendly.
April 12, 2010 - Anonymous
Economic recovery still at risk, warns BCC
The UK’s economic recovery is “on course” but serious risks of setbacks remain, the British Chambers of Commerce (
April 12, 2010 - Anonymous
Rogue firms face bigger fines for data loss
Small businesses that lose confidential customer and employee data as a result of disregarding the law could be fined up to half a million pounds in the most serious cases, under new penalties intr
April 12, 2010 - Anonymous
National Business Awards will recognise top small firms
Business owners who have had outstanding success with their firms have been called on to enter the National Busin
April 09, 2010 - Anonymous
Digital Economy Bill pushed through despite opposition
The Digital Economy Bill must be amended before it becomes law or it will be costly for small firms, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
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