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May 17, 2013
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
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
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
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
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May 10, 2013
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
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
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
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
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May 03, 2013
Counting the cost of business mistakes
Bad decisions, such as hiring the wrong person or giving too many discounts, cost the typical business an average of £2,340 every year, according to new research commissioned by Volkswagen.
May 03, 2013
EU must slash red tape for R&D grants
Small and medium-sized businesses are being "severely hampered" by bureaucracy and complex rules governing research and innovation grants from the EU.
May 03, 2013
Funding gap hits budding entrepreneurs
Nearly half of British workers are aspiring entrepreneurs with dreams of setting up their own businesses, according to new research by Amigo Loans.
May 03, 2013
Amended "shares for rights" to go ahead
After a rocky passage through Parliament – having been rejected twice by the House of Lords – the controversial proposal to give employees free shares in exchange for giving up some of their employment rights has been amended and will now be enacted.
May 03, 2013
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