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The government has recently suggested that businesses allow employees to work from home during the summer months next year, in a bid to avoid travel congestion…
A single European patent looks ever more likely as ministers have reached agreement on the detail of a unitary patent at the Competitiveness Council in Luxembourg.
Everything you see started with just an idea. Every business if you think about it was created twice! I knew I wanted to be my own…
100 days to achieve your business goals - why this is the ideal timescale and how to make the most of it.
Are you a young entrepreneur under 35? Do you need funding? Have you ever wondered how to get a mentor? If the answer to these questions…
The recent changes proposed related to paternity proposals leave would mean that from 2015 mothers and fathers would share far more fully in parental leave we…
A website needs to be seen to be effective and with 85 per cent of all searches starting from search engines it is essential that your…
In today’s working environment, it is increasingly important to provide an active dialogue between employees and management in both open and confidential environments. Simon Oldfield from…
‘Millions’ of Skype internet phone users cut off after technical glitch: Users of Skype have struggled to sign in to the system for the past two…
Since I started my company Actinic 15 years ago, I’ve sold almost exclusively to small businesses - it’s been a blessing and a curse. A blessing…
Fear of failure is a debilitating mental condition that affects millions – seriously impacting the academic and career potential of otherwise smart and ambitious people. This…
The use of social media in recruitment is on the rise with many success stories. However, according to a panel of recruitment specialists, small businesses will…
If you recognise that you tend to go from fire-fight to calm and back again then its important to importantly establish a 100 day plan to…
The £1 shop lease. Entrepreneur Austen Pickles is taking advantage of rock bottom commercial property prices to expand his Bradford-based tailoring business by setting up ‘pop…
UK SMEs could be facing a fresh wave of challenges as business failures are more prevalent when coming out of a recession when access to and…