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Small businesses are being reminded of the importance of have adequate data protection measures in place to ensure that customer details are kept safe. This has come following a £5,000 fine imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office upon London sole trader, Jala Transport last week, after it lost a hard drive containing the financial details…
read moreWe’ve recently reported about how stressed out workers are costing UK businesses millions as more and more employees are having to take time off to cope with the pressures placed on them at work. Whatever the cause of your stress, unrealistic deadlines, pressure from above or lack of support, there are ways to cope with…
read moreOnline retailers have been found to be more optimistic about their business prospects over the next 12 months than high street operators. According to the small and medium sized business surveyed by web hosting specialist 34SP.com, over three quarters of online retailers say that they are optimistic about a rise in their sales activity over…
read moreAs many as one in five employees have taken time off work because of stress and more than a quarter of workers say they feel stressed all or most of the time, losing British businesses millions of pounds. Over £1 billion has been estimated to have been lost amongst businesses in direct costs due to…
read moreAround two-thirds of UK small business owners are likely to use their mobile devices for work purposes when not at work, according to recent research. 62 per cent of people who run a small business said that they would be ‘very likely’ or ‘fairly likely’ to access their mobile devices for actions such as checking…
read moreA boom in entrepreneurial spirit over the last year has been recognised in new research as the number of people setting up their own business has grown by 24 per cent. In the study by Freelancer.co.uk which surveyed over 300,000 businesses, the growth can be seen across the country as people in the North are…
read moreUK roofers, builders, hauliers and security contractors are leading the nation’s economic recovery with cross-sector growth in 2013, according to recent research. In the research, carried out by leading finance provider Bibby Financial Services, 4000 of the UK’s small businesses were surveyed, showing that performance in manufacturing, construction, transport, wholesale and business services has increased.…
read moreSmall businesses have been given a new and easier way to process online payments through a partnership between accounting firm FreeAgent and payment processing company Stripe. The new scheme will allow small businesses to accept invoice payments by credit card, removing the need for a payment gateway or merchant account to manage the payments. Transaction…
read moreOver 52 per cent of British small businesses are now being operated from home according to a new study by Direct Line for Business. Making up 8 per cent of the UK’s total workforce, these new figures show a record number of businesses being started from home. The figures have been credited to the current…
read moreA new mobile phone app is being trialled which lets some London shoppers pay for things by using just their name and their photo. Shops, cafes and restaurants in Richmond have signed up to the new payment system which allows them to accept payments through customers PayPal accounts. Andriod, Windows OS and iOS users will…
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