New best practice guides to getting started on the Internet
The DTI has added another guide to its best practice section. There are now guides covering Internet & Email, Broadband, E-Commerce and Search Engine Optimisation. Overall, a good place to start if...
View ArticleCompany Insurance rethink may be needed when Corporate Manslaughter Act passed
The Corporate Manslaughter Bill which is expected to be passed before the parliamentary summer recess in July will mean that more companies will need to review their insurance policies. If passed, the...
View ArticleReaction to sole trader Employer’s Liability Insurance announcement
The Forum of Private Business is giving a muted welcome to the announcement today by the Government that companies, where the sole employee is also the owner, will no longer have to buy Employer’s...
View ArticlePrivate health cover from BUPA – Keeping businesses healthier
If you’re thinking about private health cover for you or your company, and would like to learn more about what is available and how health insurance cover can benefit your employees and business, you...
View ArticleDream your way to entrepreneurial success
New research from Barclays Local Business suggests that many “dreamers” in traditional employment may one day become entrepreneurs. In the survey of over 2,400 small business owners, 44% said that they...
View Article42.5 per cent of businesses now bank online
The British Bankers’ Association has provided its latest snapshot of the small business banking market. Although clubs, charities and societies operate small business accounts with banks, their...
View ArticleNew site for red tape ranters
Most small business owners will have been confronted by red tape of some sort – anything from complying with the Data Protection Act, to employment law and health & safety. A small business owner,...
View ArticleAre you working IT well?
Small businesses can now rate their use of technology and communications so that they can achieve the maximum value from their investment by using a formula developed by leading psychologist and...
View ArticleCash is still king for UK retailers
Cash keeps the tills ringing for the UK’s retailers as 42% say they prefer cash above all other forms of payment, according to Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank’s Cash Survey. In contrast,...
View ArticleFreelancers – Beware accountants bearing gifts!
I’ve yet to meet an IT contractor or freelancer that enjoys paying tax! Most people, however, would concur with Mark Twain’s philosophy that there are three certainties in life: birth, death and taxes,...
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