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December 21, 2012
Small businesses are "cautiously optimistic" for 2013
Small firms are showing a greater level of confidence heading into the New Year compared to the same time last year, according to research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
December 21, 2012
Number of female directors increases by 24%
Half of all small firms now have female directors, and the number of women at the top across businesses of all sizes has gone up by 24%, according to figures from Experian.
December 21, 2012
Government steps up its war on red tape with "one-in, two-out" initiative
Businesses have saved a total of £836 million between January 2011 and January 2013 thanks to the Government's commitment to reducing red tape, according to an independent report.
December 21, 2012
Business minister urges banks to "up their game" on lending to small firms
Business minister Michael Fallon has written to the chief executives of the five main high street banks to encourage them to increase their use of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme.
December 21, 2012
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December 14, 2012
UK leads the way on adoption of new technology
British consumers are glued to the box and spend hours browsing, posting, shopping and tweeting on smartphones, tablets and laptops. That's the picture emerging from Ofcom's seventh International Communications Market Report, which looks at the use of technology across 17 major countries.
December 14, 2012
Cable pledges £55 million for SMEs via peer-to-peer funding
More than £110 million of new funding is to be made available to small businesses over the coming years thanks to a new lending initiative announced by the business secretary, Vince Cable.
December 14, 2012
Consumers 'will pay more for better customer service'
Shoppers are willing to spend significantly more with businesses that offer a great customer experience. But in the new world of multi-channel marketing, the very definition of service is changing.
December 14, 2012
Pain-free cost-cutting could save SMEs billions
Small businesses could save themselves nearly £16.5 billion a year by taking simple steps to cut costs, without impacting on service or staff, according to new research for Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, conducted by Opinium Research.
December 14, 2012
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December 07, 2012
Grocery adjudicator gets new powers to protect small suppliers
Competition minister Jo Swinson has announced that the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) is giving new powers to the Groceries Code Adjudicator to help protect small suppliers.
December 07, 2012
More FTSE 100 firms sign the Prompt Payment Code
A second round of letters to 75 FTSE 100 companies requesting that they sign up to the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) has persuaded a further 20 companies to sign up.
December 07, 2012
IT professionals 'unaware' of cloud regulations
Worryingly, more than 40% of IT decision makers say they are 'totally unaware' of the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) guidance and recommendations on data security and cloud computing.
December 07, 2012
The business verdict on the Autumn mini-budget
Business groups and financial firms have been responding to the announcements made by Chancellor George Osborne on Wednesday in his Autumn Statement.
December 07, 2012
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