May 2010 Small Business News Archive

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• 28 May 2010 Employers urged to embrace football World Cup
  The Trades Union Congress (TUC) believes businesses should allow flexible working during the summer World Cup.

• 28 May 2010 Tax refund hope for home working professionals
  Home workers may be entitled to a tax refund if they are required by their boss to set up an office in their own property.

• 28 May 2010 Small business growth hampered by excessive regulation
  Excessive red tape is stifling small business growth in the UK, it has been reported.

• 27 May 2010 Government aiming to extend flexible working rights
  Flexible working rights could eventually be extended to the whole of the UK workforce, it has been claimed.

• 27 May 2010 Targeted email marketing driving business in the UK
  Small businesses are recognising the benefits of allowing customers to state their email marketing preferences, it has been claimed.

• 27 May 2010 Faster broadband to attract businesses to the countryside
  The countryside could become a more attractive place for small and medium-sized businesses if rural areas are equipped with high-speed broadband.

• 27 May 2010 Outplacement services can help improve employee morale
  Small and medium-sized businesses can benefit from offering outplacement services, it has been suggested.

• 26 May 2010 Hope for employees over pay freeze end
  Private sector pay freezes are beginning to end, according to the Institute for Employment Studies.

• 26 May 2010 Brits troubled by slow broadband speeds
  A new study has highlighted slow broadband speeds as being one of the most frustrating problems for UK consumers.

• 26 May 2010 Gender pay gap to be targeted by government
  The government has signalled its intention to reduce the gender pay gap and improve access to flexible working.

• 25 May 2010 Small businesses can teach government how to cutback
  The way small businesses coped with budget cuts during the recession could set an example to government departments, it has been claimed.

• 25 May 2010 Communication is key to retaining staff
  Good communication helped small businesses survive the downturn.

• 25 May 2010 Botnets can be tackled through greater collaboration
  Collaboration between business and government can help shut down dangerous online botnets, one expert has claimed.

• 25 May 2010 Expert says tweeting increases SMB profiles
  Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can reach new customers via Twitter, it has been claimed.

• 25 May 2010 BCC fully supports government spending cuts
  The government's £6.2 billion spending cuts for 2010-11 should not lead to another recession, the British Chambers of Commerce has said.

• 24 May 2010 Recession has failed to dampen small business spirits
  The UK's small business sector has refused to be beaten by the recession, it has been claimed.

• 24 May 2010 UK kids displaying a talent for business
  A new study has pointed to significant entrepreneurial activity among ten to 15-year-olds.

• 21 May 2010 FPB delight at coalition plans for business
  The new coalition government's business policies have been warmly welcomed by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).

• 21 May 2010 Report predicts rise in enterprise IT spending
  Enterprise IT spending is set to rise by 4.1 per cent this year, analyst firm Gartner has reported.

• 21 May 2010 Mobile operators urged to embrace VoIP telephony
  VoIP technology is here to stay and must be embraced by mobile operators, it has been claimed.

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