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May 24, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Growing threat of cyber crime for SMEs
New research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) reveals that cyber crime is costing individual small firms an average of almost £4,000 a year.
May 24, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Businesses judged on "digital identity"
Your business email and web addresses, as well as your phone number, speak volumes to consumers, according to new research by TalkTalk Business.
May 24, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Uncertainty over auto-enrolment for SMEs
The vast majority of businesses are aware of the introduction of pension auto-enrolment, and more than half are already prepared to enrol staff, according to a new survey by the IOD. However, for 36% of small firms, there is still significant uncertainty.
May 24, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Optimistic outlook for UK manufacturers
Growth prospects for SME manufacturing businesses in England are at a twelve-month high, according to the latest Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) Barometer.
May 24, 2013 - Rachel Miller
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May 17, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Digital divide leaves SMEs lagging behind
The small business sector is missing out on billions of pounds of revenue because firms are not investing adequately in their websites – falling behind larger competitors in the digital sphere.
May 17, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Employees check email round the clock
Accessing work-related emails is no longer just confined to the working day. According to a new report, small business employees are checking their work emails at all hours of day and night – even at social occasions that include weddings, school events and family get-togethers.
May 17, 2013 - Rachel Miller
More funding for UK technology firms
The Technology Strategy Board, the UK's innovation agency, has a record £440 million budget this year to support innovative businesses – and over 60% of it will go to small and medium-sized businesses.
May 17, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Growth boost for UK's micro-businesses
Micro-businesses – with less than ten employees – are the key to boosting the UK economy, according to Lord Young in his second report for the prime minister, Growing your Business: A report on Growing Micro Businesses.
May 17, 2013 - Rachel Miller
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May 10, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Business groups react to Queen's Speech
"A raft of Bills that will pass right over the head of small businesses" – that's the verdict of the Forum of Private Business (FPB) in reaction to the Queen's Speech outlining the government's agenda for the next session.
May 10, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Is your office 'funky' enough?
Location and innovative office design strongly influences employees when deciding whether to take a new job, according to a new study, What Workers Want, by the British Council for Offices (BCO) and Savills.
May 10, 2013 - Rachel Miller
Slump in take-up of NI holidays
The number of businesses that have requested a National Insurance Contribution holiday plummeted to a new low of 400 in December 2012, down 44% from the same period in 2011.
May 10, 2013 - Rachel Miller
New service to speed up late payments
Late payment continues to be a problem for small firms, with Bacs, the organisation behind direct debits, revealing that one in ten SMEs are owed £50,000 or more in late payments and SMEs face an average wait of more than 38 days for payment.
May 10, 2013 - Rachel Miller
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