Small & medium business

Catriona Taylor

  • Firms ‘can’t go green’

    Implementation barriers and a lack of understanding are stopping businesses from going green, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has claimed.

    04/04/2008

  • Education vital to company security

    Companies risk serious security breaches if they fail to educate their staff properly, according to a leading academic.

    04/04/2008

  • Financial employees hit hard by credit crunch

    The number of people employed in the financial sector has dropped significantly, falling at the fastest rate in over five years according to new research.

    01/04/2008

  • Discrimination “ruining the life chances of young people”

    Nearly nine out of 10 recent graduates have experienced some form of discrimination at work, according to a recent poll, prompting the Ethnic Minority Foundation (EMF) charity to call for business leaders to promote diversity.

    01/04/2008

  • ‘Maintain your web site or else’ businesses warned

    The British Computer Society’s Internet Specialist Group dished out some advice for managers, urging them to look after their web sites in order to maintain customers’ interest.

    26/03/2008

  • Submit payroll info early & prevent history from repeating itself

    UK firms are encouraged to start the ball rolling early with payroll submissions to avoid 2007’s disastrous consequences, according to reports by the Financial Times.

    26/03/2008

  • Are you a big brother recruiter?

    Facebook and Bebo are becoming increasingly popular recruitment tools, a survey by Personnel Today and law firm Charles Russell has revealed.

    28/03/2008

  • Scotland paves the way for broadband freedom

    Broadband availability in Scotland is fast approaching 100% thanks to intervention by the Scottish Parliament, and the rest of the UK could soon follow suit according to a Minister.

    28/03/2008

  • Move with the times – go mobile

    Companies are wising up to the benefits of mobile working, with some hiking their mobile IT budget up as much as 20%, new research claims.

    27/03/2008

  • Calculate your carbon footprint online

    Companies are now able to track their carbon footprint with a meter to monitor their environmental efficiency, thanks to Xerox.

    27/03/2008

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