According to the Internet Telephony Service Providers Association (ITSPA), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology is gaining popularity with UK SMEs.
As business expenses continue to rise, VoIP is increasingly being used by SMEs for cost-effective telemarketing campaigns. However, Eli Katx, chairman of ITSPA said that the UK uptake of this technology is low compared [...]

Business information firm, Creditsafe say one in ten firms have been affected by costs rising by more than a quarter during 2008. Continuing inflation is said to be making more and more SMEs vulnerable as profitability is severely affected.
Creditsafe’s annual report on SMEs entitled ‘The Punitive Impact of Business Inflation’, found that 10% of businesses [...]

Advertising your company can be an expensive practice, and in the current economic climate it may feel like a hopeless task to find the resources to fund an advertising campaign. However, with the right input, internet advertising offers SMEs the best value for their money.
According to Nicholas Miller, chief executive from the marketing and communications [...]

This year has seen 50,000 fewer business start ups compared with 2007. However, Barclays predict that the decline in start up business numbers will ease by the end of 2008.
Because SMEs are now starting up with a greater degree of caution, they are likely to be better placed to survive the current economic downturn. With [...]

As the economy tightens, SME owners are spending more time at work than at home. Research suggests that UK business owners are dedicated to the long term success of their business with 28% of owners planning at least 25 years commitment to their company, and 20% planning to work into their seventies.
Subsequently, the attention [...]

The Federation of Small Businesses has presented it’s letter to Downing Street, outlining key reasons why the government should ensure SMEs automatically receive commercial rate relief.
The FSB are campaigning for automatic qualification of the benefit because a significant proportion of SMEs are unaware of their eligibility. This has resulted in an estimated £200 million [...]

Businesses are not taking adequate responsibility for protecting personal data, according a recent survey.
The Open Rights Group have highlighted the need for companies to underpin their data protection policy more securely so that employees and consumers are properly protected. The risk an occurrence of fraud is rising year on year, but according to ORG, [...]

The Financial Reporting Council has warned businesses to be vigilant about fraud. As fraud cases reach record levels in the UK, the FRC estimates that fraud has cost UK firms over £1 billion so far this year.
The FRC’s director of corporate reporting, Ian Wright, believes businesses need to be very attentive to internal fraudulent activity. [...]