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How Salesforce is staying ahead with its small business solutions

These days, customers expect companies to deliver fast and personalised experiences across every channel and at any time. But nearly 80 per cent of UK small businesses aren’t equipped to meet the needs of customers because they aren’t able to connect all of their essential business apps, which results in a fragmented view of the
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Why getting up to speed on card payments is essential for SMEs

One in two UK SMEs (49 per cent) do not accept credit and debit card payments, despite this being the preferred way to pay for 70 per cent of shoppers, according to a study by Barclaycard. In addition, a third of UK adults (32 per cent) would consider walking away from a retailer if they
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Steps every business can take to guard its financial future

There isn’t a business or government on earth that is not vulnerable, in some way or another, to future cyber threats. Some are based on the volatility of financial markets and other threats come from particular people or organisations purposely intent on doing harm. Yet other threats to a company’s very existence are the result
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How to protect your small business from fraud

SMEs are losing around £9 billion to fraud every year, with false changes to bank details, viruses embedded in attachments, and duplicate and unknown invoices attached to emails all tactics used. Crime such as this amounts to £1,658 per SME, finds the research from analytics solutions company Tungsten. According to a separate study by IT
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The dangers for small businesses of using old IT systems

Barely a day goes by without another warning about the importance of good cyber security. Getting the basics right such as installing anti virus software and using strong passwords is important, but any efforts to protect your business could be wasted if you’re using old IT systems. In essence, many old IT systems are full of
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How a small business should deal with a ransomware attack

Ransomware, or a ransomware attack, describes an ingenious but annoying criminal attack on the one thing that matters most to your business: your data. The attackers can take many different routes to compromising your machine or network, but the end result is the same; your valuable data will be well-encrypted, and the attackers will hold
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