Monthly Archives: July 2016

Brexit hits small business confidence in uncertain economy

The Smith & Williamson Enterprise Index reveals that optimism among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in regard to their own prospects over the next year fell by 27 per cent quarter on quarter, with one in two businesses pessimistic about their prospects in today’s economy. Guy Rigby, head of entrepreneurial services at Smith & Williamson says, ‘Confidence was badly
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Comprehensive data strategy key to strong financial performance for SMEs

The findings emerged from research entitled ‘Big data: Forging corporate capabilities for the long-term’, a SAS research programme based on a survey conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit that sheds light on data strategy. More than 35 per cent of respondents that have a well-defined data strategy reported stronger financial performance than their competitors. In
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