Expense fiddles cost UK £1bn
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Businesses in the UK are losing an estimated £1 billion every year through fraudulent employee expense claims, a new report has said.
Revenue threats greatest worry say SMEs
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Loss of income and unpaid bills are the greatest threats to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, a survey for Barclays has claimed.
Firms could be prosecuted under new driving laws
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Almost a third of company car drivers admit to breaking the law when using their phones in their vehicles, a survey for Croner has found.
Businesses missing out on free training
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Almost two thirds of businesses are missing out on increased productivity by not taking advantage of free and low-cost training, the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has found.
Regulatory burden hits £56bn says BCC
Monday, February 26, 2007
The burden of regulation on businesses in the UK has grown to almost £56 billion every year and is continuing to grow, the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has said.
SMEs outsourcing IT says report
Monday, February 26, 2007
A growing number of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are planning to outsource their IT management systems says a new report from Forrester.
UK business owners need green support
Friday, February 23, 2007
UK entrepreneurs are keen to do their bit for the environment but feel that their efforts are unsupported by government, research for think tank Tenon Forum has found.
SMEs to boost IT investment
Friday, February 23, 2007
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK will increase their IT investment over the next year, a report for market analyst AMI has forecast.
Less than a third of businesses protected against staff loss
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Less than a third of businesses in the UK have insurance cover to compensate for the loss of key personnel, a new study by the Wealth Management Company has found.
Card fraud plans risk public goodwill warns consultant
Thursday, February 22, 2007
New proposals to cut card fraud could risk alienating genuine customers, fraud protection company 3rd Man has claimed.
Road charging wins conditional support of business
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Almost 90 per cent of all small businesses support the principle of road-charging as a strategy to avoid all-out gridlock on UK roads, a new survey has found.
SMEs warned on laptop security
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Small and medium sized enterprises whose employees deal with sensitive customer details have been warned ensure that all company laptops are secure.
Nature not nurture key to business say entrepreneurs
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Innate talent and not long years of business experience is the key to entrepreneurial success, three quarters of independent business people have told a new survey.
Revenues at risk from website planning failures
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
A third of medium sized businesses are putting their revenues and reputations at risk by failing to make website contingency plans, says a new poll.
FSB calls for congestion rethink
Monday, February 19, 2007
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has said that traffic policy in the UK needs to be revised as the London congestion charge zone extends westwards.
Accountants welcome new SME standards
Monday, February 19, 2007
The Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPA) has welcomed new accounting standards tailored to the requirements of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
