Monthly Archives: December 2016

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Lessons learnt from New Balance’s political crisis

by Ben Lobel • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

In this SmallBusiness.co.uk monthly series ‘Lessons Learned’, Jennifer Janson, author of The Reputation Playbook and managing director of Six Degrees, will assess how a company recently in the news has handled a crisis, and provide top tips for small businesses to avoid making the same mistakes. Last month, we explored the crisis that shook the
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Small shops to benefit from £7.5 billion Christmas boost

by Owen Gough • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

Shoppers are set to spend an extra £7.5 billion in the UK’s small shops over the coming month, estimates AXA. With most shoppers saying stress is their overriding emotion during Christmas shopping, they are turning to small retailers for a more enjoyable experience. British households are set to spend an estimated £5.2 billion on presents
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Contractors shying away from taking sick days

by Ben Lobel • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

Some 53 per cent of contractors haven’t called in sick in the last two years, with 31 per cent of these having never called in sick, according to a study by Contracting Scout. While 13 per cent of contractors stop working when ill, 52 per cent continue working if they’re mildly unwell and 35 per cent
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Self-employed freelancers just want a hug for Christmas

by Owen Gough • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

Over half of self-employed freelancers have told ContractorCalculator that all they want for Christmas is a great big hug and to spend time with their family, reinforcing that the self-employed freelancers work tremendously hard for their clients – a fact backed up by the findings that 31 per cent of them will have less than
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Working parents call for more government and employer support

by Owen Gough • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

The low take-up of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and the lack of affordable childcare options for parents with 0-2 year-olds are both major problems that need to be addressed to support working parents more effectively, according to a new report from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development. The survey of over
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Wor(l)d Global Network Websites Attacked By Cyber Criminals

by Ted Nuyten • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

According to a press release:
WOR(l)D Global Network has successfully defended the cyber-attack that hit the Company on December 7th, reopening our main websites and restoring the back office.
On December 7th, a cyber-command of professional hackers organized an attack on our server farm, targeting our firewalls with the intention of putting our servers out of service.
Our defenses promptly detected the offense and our engineers reacted quickly, taking back the control of the servers and the entire system in just a few minutes. However, more time has been necessary to recover and restore the server configurations to full service.
After the first analysis, we discovered there had been a brute force attack started a few days before, creating backbones, hidden viruses, and trojans which unlocked the firewalls and blocked the servers. As you can

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Total Life Changes Appoints Ralph Adams To Head Merger And Acquisition Division

by Ted Nuyten • December 15, 2016 • 0 Comments

TLC’s founder and CEO Jack Fallon is strongly pursuing the growing demand of companies seeking assistance or attempting to find a new course in the industry.
TLC is actively extending its value in the worldwide arena by supporting businesses seeking assistance.
This new division in Salt Lake City has already supported companies like Ryte, Inc. Total Life Changes and Ryte, Inc. entered into an agreement effective August 3, 2016 for TLC to acquire the control of assets and distributors of Ryte, Inc., a benefit corporation focused on the complete wellness of the individual and helping others.
Adams has decades of transactional experience covering a wide variety of industries, including business services, consumer services and products, manufacturing and distribution.
As an experienced transactional leader, Adams will ensure a comprehensive evaluation of your business needs;