Having a resilient and cost effective computer system is essential for every small business. Mobile phone provider O2 are working with their SME customers to help them use the latest cloud based technology from Microsoft to help run their business both more efficiently and cost effectively.
When you’re freelancing or running a small business of your own, it’s likely that what drove you to start your venture was the chance to follow your passion or be your own boss – rather than a desire to do your business accounts.
As part of Export Week, the British Chambers of Commerce has announced the launch of a new website designed to support businesses at every stage of their export journey.
Banking newcomer Cambridge & Counties could teach the established institutions a thing or two it seems as they have announced they have reached profitability for the first time since launching in June 2012.
Buying a home isn’t the easiest thing in the world, as many house-hunting individuals, couples and families will probably tell you. The fact that house prices are far beyond the means of many people on modest incomes suggests that home ownership is nothing more than a distant dream for millions, but could government intervention change all that for good?
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions (Hitachi Capital) has launched a Mobile Solution comprising two Apps that offer unique features to help companies address their grey fleet and end of life damage challenges and ultimately save money.
Recruiting and retaining staff are major milestones in the life of any small business, not to mention a legal minefield and major financial commitment. For the average SME, it is important to manage both these burdens correctly, particularly in recessionary times, when money and resources are at a premium.
There are so many more pros than cons of working from home, and as long as we know what those cons are then we can manage their impact on our effectiveness.
As the Apple and Samsung legal battle rumbles on new research suggests that the consumer is the biggest winner in the ‘copycat’ branding war.
Headlines have been dominated by various organisations and individuals falling foul to criminals who have circumvented security defences and infiltrated networks. With many breaches linked back to a single user first being spoofed, what can be done to stay safe online?
New research, conducted by expert retail analysts Conlumino, has found that retailers are struggling to harness technologies that enhance customer experiences inside and outside the store.
Most workers have become so used to using indirect communication methods such as email and conference calls they are less confident when communicating face to face – according to a poll
For modern-day entrepreneurs in the US, that means embracing failure as a rite of passage on the way to success. Many investors in America even favour companies or individuals who have come back from defeat, but in the UK sometimes the modern-day stigma of failure.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR): a load of old greenwash, or the acceptable face of doing business in the 21st century? And can small businesses benefit from running their own CSR campaign?
There used to be a clearer line between an employee’s professional and personal life, but with the ever growing use of social networking sites for business and pleasure, the line is increasingly blurred.
