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E-Criminals at Large - Protecting Your Business
The Government’s coming Consumer White Paper will focus on tackling online fraud according to Affairs Minister Gareth Thomas. The Minister has been talking to Trading Standards professionals in Manchester saying that more effective measures need to be put in place to protect businesses and consumers who use the internet to buy goods and services. Many find themselves victims to fraud and scams. The White Paper will be published in the summer containing proposals for action against this. Minister [+]Government Guarantee Scheme Success
The Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, is welcoming the so far success of the Government Enterprise Finance Scheme which offers over 1,300 eligible loans that are collectively worth more than £145 million to be processed through the scheme. The Business Secretary also said that the awareness of the value of the eligible loans available has already increased by at least 10 times. It is thought that less than £3 million was used in the first week of [+]BRC survey - Retail sales boosted through January
BRC survey gives a glimmer of hope. It would seem as though a little light is being seen at the end of the economical tunnel as the British Retail Consortium has found that sales of retail goods saw a much needed rise through January. Compared to the same time a year before, retail sales saw the slight hike of 1.1 per cent and rings in the largest increase seen in the country for over half a year, [+]Don’t fall prey to web designers
Small business owners throughout Britain are being told that they should regain power of their websites, as news has surfaced that immoral web designers are using the firm’s domain names as weapons, making small businesses pay out vast amounts of money to make simple modifications to the site. A recent statement from Newlaunch, an online website creating business, has shown that it would be a much more sensible option for managers or owners of these small [+]Calls for further interest rate cuts as service and manufacturing sectors remain fearful
There have been desperate calls for a forceful cut in the level of interest rates as dismal figures from the UK’s manufacturing and service sectors have been uncovered. A rate cut of 4.5 per cent is expected of the Bank of England on Thursday as it attempts to avert a devastating recession. Information released on Wednesday showed that service and manufacturing sectors alike are continuing to struggle in the wake of the current economic struggle and [+]SMEs advised to License out products
SMEs are reminded that licensing out a product can be an extremely effective way of capitalising on mature products. As SMEs search for ways to survive the slowdown, it is being sold as a method of creating an easy roll of income for small manufacturers. According to Julian Nolan, intellectual property expert, this strategy allows businesses to devote attention to news lines or best sellers. Handing over the production of secondary products, which may have provided [+]SMEs have the most satisfied employees
Employees of SMEs are reportedly the most happy and satisfied in the UK. According to the Trades Union Congress, one in four employees of larger firms feel debilitated by low morale. However, for the small business workforce, satisfaction levels were significantly higher. The survey questioned 2,500 employees from both larger businesses and SMEs. YouGov discovered that 21% of staff strongly agreed they were satisfied with their employment role, with 41% tending to agree. The study also [+]More From Choose a category
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