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SMEs keep cool on Brexit, but scale back growth plans for 2017
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As 2016 draws to a close, small businesses are calmly assessing the possible impact of the Brexit negotiations in their growth plans. On the surface, there is little sign of panic, as fifty-three per cent say they foresee no impact at all, and 14 per cent expect to do better as a result, according to
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Three in four Brits snub retailers with slow customer engagement
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More than three quarters of UK consumers (79 per cent) will use a different retailer if they don’t receive a timely response from customer engagement, according to cloud services provider Interactive Intelligence Group. Furthermore, more than half (54 per cent) will share negative feedback online or via social media if they are unsatisfied. The survey of
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Do you know how much your company spends on energy?
by Ben Lobel • • 0 Comments
The poll of 760 senior UK managers and directors across medium and large businesses, conducted by E.ON, finds that two thirds (67 per cent) of senior managers have no understanding of how their business buys its energy, or even who buys it (54 per cent). Nearly half (46 per cent) confess to having ‘limited understanding’ of energy
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Keeping up with digital trends requires expert execution
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UK Government statistics confirm that 72 per cent of large companies and 49 per cent of SMEs are currently suffering the effects of a skills gap in digital trends. Digital is no longer simply confined within one aspect of a company, but is being integrated across all business operations. Yet the sheer number of possibilities available through
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Workers waste almost six hours a week thanks to office irritations
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UK small business workers are losing 5.5 hours office time a week because of office irritations, according to new research by Samsung Electronics. The findings – part of Samsung’s ‘More Good Days at Work’ initiative which shows small businesses how innovative technology can help their staff to have better days at work – uncovers the amount
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Construction subcontractors forced to accept contracts or lose business
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Over half of UK subcontractors believe they must accept the terms of contracts with large construction firms, or face the risk of losing future business, according to new research from specialist funder, Bibby Financial Services (BFS). Findings of the Subcontracting Growth survey show that the majority of firms (55 per cent) do not believe they
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UK misses out on £45 billion due to youth unemployment record
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The UK must reduce youth unemployment to improve economic growth, warns The Open University. The latest ONS figures on young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) today show an increase of 14,000 NEETs between April and June to hit 857,000 young people. Reducing this rate amongst 20-24 year olds could have a significant impact
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Online fraud attempts expected to rise this Christmas
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Consumers and online retailers in the UK and Europe need to be on high alert as online fraud is expected to be out in force during the Christmas season. According to research by global payments company ACI Worldwide, eCommerce retailers in Europe can expect an 11 per cent rise in fraudulent activity during the upcoming
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Employers don’t see coughs and colds as acceptable excuses for absence
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Nearly six out of ten (58 per cent) managers of British SMEs say productivity suffers when unwell employees show up to work and try to soldier on, according to a study by AXA PPP healthcare. Yet, with minor illnesses such as coughs and colds accounting for one in five sickness absence days, fewer than a quarter
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