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E-Crime Costing Small Businesses £800 a Year
E-Crime Costing Small Businesses £800 a Year
Written by Alex in Friday, February 20th 2009   
E-Crime going ahead un-disturbed… Small firms across the country are continuing to fall prey to the ever-growing issues surrounding electronic crime as a survey commissioned by the Federation of Small Businesses showed how small firms were losing £800 a year through the crime. The Federation is insisting that more attention must be given to cyber crime and online fraud as often the cases go un-reported, but in such difficult economic times the FSB is urging small firms [+]
Small Business Issues - Trust: Employers Don’t Want Employees to Work Remotely
Small Business Issues - Trust: Employers Don’t Want Employees to Work Remotely
Written by Alex in Tuesday, February 17th 2009   
Do you trust your employee to work remotely? Trust in a relationship is practically everything.  If you can’t trust your significant other to do anything out of your site then what’s the point of being in a relationship. Apparently trust is also an issue throughout businesses across Britain who claim that they wouldn’t trust their employees to work remotely according to a survey conducted for BT Business and Nortel. 8 per cent of firms are untrusting… It’s worse [+]
Abbey’s New Plans for SMEs
Abbey’s New Plans for SMEs
Written by Alex in Friday, February 13th 2009   
Abbey – Plans for SMEs looking good. The United Kingdom’s second largest lender of mortgages, whilst gaining a firm grasp on the mortgage market, also has new plans for the small and medium sized business customers. Due to the recent acquisition of AL&L, Abbey are claiming that they will be able to grow throughout the small and medium sized business market and will be planning on creating 20 new corporate centres around the country which they are [+]
FSB says Government Financial Pressure Could Cost Small Firms £800m a Year
FSB says Government Financial Pressure Could Cost Small Firms £800m a Year
Written by Alex in Wednesday, February 11th 2009   
Government plans could cost small firms £800m a year. After blaming the Government for not doing enough to aid the floundering economy, the Federation of Small Businesses has now called for the Government to hold back on their plans to implement new legislation that could eventually cost the industry around £800 million a year. The new plans would be aimed at putting an unhelpful postponement on new employment and other laws that the FSB is claiming would [+]
Federation of Small Businesses says Government has to do more
Federation of Small Businesses says Government has to do more
Written by Alex in Monday, February 9th 2009   
It’s just not working… The Federation of Small Businesses has hit out at the Government’s response to the economic crisis by saying that they view the measures that have been taken as a failure. Through the economic downturn the Government has fallen back on their interest rate blanket as well as provided funding for firms around the country in an attempt to stimulate the economy back to its former glory. The latest move saw the interest rate drop [+]
RBS to provide £3bn SME funding
RBS to provide £3bn SME funding
Written by Alex in Thursday, February 5th 2009   
SME funding. As the news filters around the country that the interest rates are at historic lows, the Royal Bank of Scotland has announced that they are preparing to begin a £3 billion fund aimed at small and medium sized business lending. It would seem as though the Federation of Small Businesses’ pleads for help are paying off and RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank are making the move together through 12 regional small and medium sized enterprise [+]
Snow to Cost Economy £1.2 Billion a Day as 1 in 5 Employees Stay at Home
Snow to Cost Economy £1.2 Billion a Day as 1 in 5 Employees Stay at Home
Written by Alex in Monday, February 2nd 2009   
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow…or not? The majority of us love snow.  It falls softly, smothering the streets and cars in a white blanket of peace and tranquillity.  However, the flakes may be the worst news a small business could have wished for. The first business day of the month saw millions of workers around the country decide, some reluctantly, to take a day off, leaving the British economy to suffer a frightful [+]
FSB Upset About Possible Pending Tax Application Issues
FSB Upset About Possible Pending Tax Application Issues
Written by Alex in Friday, January 30th 2009   
Tax Returns Can Be Taxing! Tax is the issue of the day for small businesses as the deadline for filing online tax returns is creeping ever closer.  However, HM Revenue and Customs are getting a little worried as there has been a huge number of online applications already and the deadline isn’t until tomorrow. Brought forward a few months to promote online applications, the deadline for paper applications was in October.  It would seem as though the [+]

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