Britain’s small businesses are missing out on work because they are failing to answer their phone calls, and are instead letting them go through to voicemail. This means they are losing business at an early stage, as the majority of callers refuse to leave voicemail messages, according to new research. In a survey of 300
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Better payment practice could have saved 50,000 small businesses
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today published a comprehensive report looking at the way small firms and the wider economy are affected by poor payment practice. The report, ‘Time to Act: The economic impact of poor payment practice’, finds that existing policy interventions have had no discernible effect on tackling problems around the UK’s poor
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What small businesses can learn from mobile games security
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Millions of mobile app gamers are putting themselves at risk of social engineering by voluntarily allowing mobile games from official play stores to access, and in some cases control, their devices. A study conducted by AppRiver, a cloud-based email and Web security company, finds that the top mobile games listed in Google’s Play Store – which
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UK employers failing to support workforce in financial wellness
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Despite 65 per cent of employees citing financial wellness in the workplace as important to them, only 7 per cent of employers are providing any sort of retirement planning support. Thomsons Online Benefits in its Future of Financial Wellness report finds that UK employers are struggling to cater for and support a multi-generational workforce’s complex
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UK small businesses plan to reduce costs in 2017
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Some 58 per cent of UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will be prioritising reducing costs in the New Year, according to a study by Liberis. Business owners prioritise reducing costs over expanding their business or developing the skills of their staff. Survey respondents also mention Brexit, rising costs and Donald Trump as challenges that
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Apprentices more likely to suffer workplace injury than full time employees
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Apprentices are at greater risk of workplace injury than the average worker, new analysis from small business insurer Direct Line for Business reveals. The analysis shows that there are an average of 13,000 cases of non-fatal injuries among employees aged 16-18 every year, accounting for 3.6 per cent of all workers in this age group. Across
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Recruiters urged to strengthen cash position as investment activity stalls
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Small business growth and investment activity is being put under threat by concerns over access to finance and cash flow – uncertainty which could severely impact the recruitment sector, according to research by alternative finance provider, Hitachi Capital Invoice Finance. The firm’s inaugural SME Resilience Index reveals that one in four (27 per cent) SME
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How effective is CCTV security for protecting businesses
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October 2016 is national home security month – time for both personal and commercial addresses to take note of protecting businesses against crime. In the UK, the need for good home security systems is clear thanks to a report from the Office of National Statistics which states that, between April 2015 and March 2016, there were
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Threat of terrorism could drive workers out of major UK cities
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With increased concerns around safety in public places, over half (52.7 per cent) of UK workers have reveal that they would be less likely to want to work in a big city as a result of the continued threat of terrorism, according to new research. The news comes from CV-Library, which conducted a survey of
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Staff plan to use work time to search for retail bargains
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Some 42 per cent of employees own up to putting aside work time during last Black Friday to chase the deals and 27 per cent confess to wasting more than an hour of paid time in one sitting for Christmas presents, according to a study by OfficeBroker.com. As a result of misused working hours, a small business
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