SMEs with accessible websites 'can steal the lead'
Friday, May 30, 2008
Small businesses are missing the chance to "steal the lead" from big firms by not making their websites accessible to disabled people.
Agency worker rights 'will be a disaster for SMEs'
Friday, May 30, 2008
Government plans to give agency workers similar rights to full-time employees after just 12 weeks will be "disastrous" for small firms, one industry body has warned.
Business 'will applaud government announcement'
Friday, May 30, 2008
An indication by the government that it is not planning to introduce further business regulation has been welcomed by one industry body.
Firms 'are embracing time off for training'
Friday, May 30, 2008
Small firms are increasingly recognising the benefits of allowing their staff to take time off for training, it has been claimed.
Firms 'not rewarding innovation'
Friday, May 30, 2008
Managers are not rewarding staff members who generate innovative ideas which help a firm's performance, a new survey has found.
Financial security vital for small firms
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Start-up firms should make sure of their financial security before they even launch, one industry body has warned.
Energy efficiency 'more important than offsetting'
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Small firms should make as many energy efficiency gains as they can before considering carbon offsetting, one expert has claimed.
Work-related illness on the increase
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Levels of work-related injury and sickness are at their highest since 2003-04, new figures show.
E-breaks 'increase productivity'
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Small firms should allow their staff to take ten-minute e-breaks to increase productivity, new research suggests.
Warning over data protection scam
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Small businesses have been warned to be on the look out for a scam relating to the Data Protection Act.
Government 'must share oil wind fall'
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
The government should share a tax windfall generated by high North Sea oil prices with small business owners, one industry body has claimed.
Technology firms offered £65m training boost
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
SMEs operating in the science, engineering and manufacturing sector could be set to benefit from a £65 million funding boost.
Internet 'can make or break small firms'
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
'Citizen marketers' can severely damage a firms reputation, small businesses have been warned.
Firms 'are relaxing dress codes'
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Businesses are increasingly relaxing dress codes as they look to present a modern image, a new survey has found.
Hauliers protest against fuel duty
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Lorry drivers closed the A40 in to London as they staged a protest against the increasing price of diesel.
Service firms hit by economic slowdown
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The current economic slowdown is hitting consumer services firms such as hotels, bars and restaurants, a new report shows.
