Businesses have been told that they need to embrace renewable energy sources and efficiency practices.According to the Annual Energy Statement from the Department of Energy and Climate Change, fossil fuels will be scarcer by 2050 and, with demand predicted to still be high, prices will rise even further.The statement also pointed out that the UK’s [...] CONTINUE
Doubts have been raised about whether small businesses will want to take part in new plans to fund the 2012 Olympics.Team 2012 recently launched a fundraising programme that aims to get smaller businesses to support high-performance Olympic and Paralympic sport by funding training and equipment for the country’s top athletes.However, Nick Winch, 2012 co-ordinator for [...] CONTINUE
Small businesses have been encouraged to facilitate and promote flexible working practices within their organisations.According to research by Hays, 55 per cent of employers have welcomed government plans to introduce legislation requiring them to offer flexible working to all employees.Stephen Overell, associate director for the Work Foundation, said that it was no surprise to also [...] CONTINUE
Anyone considering setting up a small business has been told that they still have opportunities despite the tough conditions.A survey carried out on behalf of Hiscox recently established that 23 per cent of students are considering launching their own enterprise, while 19 per cent said they started their courses with the intention of eventually being [...] CONTINUE
Bosses of small businesses have been encouraged to develop and foster more communicative atmospheres within their workplaces.According to a recent report by Everything Everywhere, good communication skills have been identified as one of the five key attributes of entrepreneurs, with high online presence also among the factors that result in successful businesses.Martin Lyne, small and [...] CONTINUE
The importance of social networking sites to small businesses has once again been shown by the news that Facebook now has over 500 million users.Facebook confirmed that the milestone had been reached on Wednesday (July 21st) demonstrating the growth of the service, which was only set up six years ago.Addressing users of the service, founder [...] CONTINUE
Small business owners may be interested to know that employees are looking for honesty from their organisations to help them feel more appreciated.Research carried out by chrysaliscourses.co.uk has found that six out of ten British people are unhappy in their job at the moment, while a third feel unappreciated.Claire McCartney, resourcing and talent planning adviser [...] CONTINUE
The tax regime needs to be changed in order to reduce the burden on small businesses, it has been claimed.Chancellor George Osborne and exchequer secretary David Gauke recently set up the Office of Tax Simplification, aimed at helping small businesses with relief.Andrew Hubbard, immediate past president of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, outlined how small [...] CONTINUE
The government and businesses have been urged to encourage and create more apprenticeships within specialist professions.According to a survey by People 1st, 41 per cent of employers believe apprentices are more productive than newly hired staff, with almost half thinking they make their organisations more competitive.Steve Huxham, chairman of the Recruitment Society, explained why creating [...] CONTINUE
Businesses in Coventry may be interested to know that they are the most likely to receive spam messages, according to new research.A study by MessageLabs Intelligence has established that it is the town or city sent the most spam, while Warwickshire is the region that is most spammed.Meanwhile, the research also found that the most [...] CONTINUE
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