Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable attacked the government this week for failing to promote bank lending. In an interview with SmallBusiness.co.uk, Cable said: “There are a number of anecdotes and survey evidence to suggest that numerous viable businesses can’t get credit on reasonable terms.” He continued: “The essence of the problem has been [...] CONTINUE

Mobile broadband could soon become faster with the announcement that new spectrum bands are to be sold off.The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has recommended to Ofcom that additional electromagnetic spectrums, ranging from 800MHz to 2.6GHz, are auctioned off.One of the conditions of the selling-off of the 800Mhz spectrum is that 99 per cent [...] CONTINUE

A slight increase in recruitment in a cautious job market should be welcomed, according to an expert.Despite the country officially being out of recession now, the latest recruitment survey from Manpower shows that employers are only marginally edging towards taking on staff.While eight per cent of employers say they will employ extra staff, seven per [...] CONTINUE

The Conservative Party has further emphasised its commitment to rolling out superfast broadband around the country.At the core of the newly-unveiled Technology Manifesto is the party’s pledge that the UK will become the first country in Europe to have nationwide 100Mbps broadband, which would be 50 times the current government’s commitment of 2Mbps services.Launching the [...] CONTINUE

Businesses are being urged to educate their staff on how to protect their companies from the threat of cyber crime.Panda Security recently shut down the Mariposa botnet, which stole information from almost 13 million computers around the world, including credit card data, usernames and passwords.Meanwhile, a report by Symantec in February revealed that 75 per [...] CONTINUE

Broadband users have been given advice on making the most of their connection and increasing their speeds.A recent survey by Consumer Choice found that a large number of broadband customers are unhappy with their service, with many saying that they were not getting the speeds that were advertised.However, this may not necessarily be because of [...] CONTINUE

Employers have been urged to have procedures in place to help staff with stress or mental health issues.A recent survey by Simplyhealth found that half of workers in the UK think that their bosses have ignored their wellbeing during the economic downturn, with 45 per cent planning to find a new job because of this.Dr [...] CONTINUE

The broadband industry and some of the biggest internet service providers have banded together to raise concerns about proposed legislation that could curtail internet freedom.In a letter to the Financial Times, companies including Google, Yahoo and Facebook have objected to an amendment recently added to the Digital Economy bill that could lead to businesses being [...] CONTINUE

The Nexus One, a phone that may appeal to business mobile users, has received a positive review.The handset, which is set to hit the British market in April, is the first to be sold by Google, although it is actually manufactured by HTC.In his review for Reg Hardware, David Phelan praises the phone for its [...] CONTINUE

Business mobile users may increasingly turn to voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services over the next few years, it has been claimed.According to market research firm In-Stat, the number of mobile VoIP users will reach 288 million around the world by the end of 2013, with many of them accessing the services over developing technologies [...] CONTINUE