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What value a domain name? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:11 pm
The domain name business can be extremely lucrative, with people willing to part with considerable amounts of cash to secure the perfect name for their hot new start-up or innovative product. Althoug...
SMEs could face fall-out from corporate failures 23 Aug 2013 | 02:52 pm
The overall business insolvency rate fell to 0.08 per cent in July from 0.09 per cent in July 2012, according to the latest Business Insolvency Index from Experian. This is the third consecutive mont...
Businesses 'punished' for holding cash reserves 23 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
UK businesses are losing more than £7bn a year because of low bank interest rates and above target inflation, according to accountancy group UHY Hacker Young. Interest rates on business deposits are ...
FCA considers new rules on crowdfunding 23 Aug 2013 | 02:51 pm
News has emerged this week that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could be planning to crack down on crowdfunding websites that raise money for start-ups and small businesses. In an interview wit...
Annoying colleagues are biggest work gripe 23 Aug 2013 | 02:50 pm
Pay issues are relatively low on the list of niggles at work, according to a new survey of employees commissioned by Old Jamaica Ginger Beer. Instead, crashing computers and the behaviour of colleague...
Also in the news this week – 23 August 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 02:49 pm
Energy firms end automatic rollover contracts EDF Energy, SSE, nPower and British Gas have all ended automatic "lock-ins" for small firms on their energy contracts. John Allan, national chairman of t...
Use the Big Three to ensure marketing success 19 Aug 2013 | 08:10 pm
There are countless tools available to help entrepreneurs market to their target audience. The truth is that you only need a few — three, to be exact — to get the job done and do it well. Your compan...
Women avoid 'glass ceiling' by going it alone 16 Aug 2013 | 02:12 pm
New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) reveals that more and more female entrepreneurs are leaving corporate jobs to set up their own enterprises. Inspiring Fem...
Most small firms are now home-based businesses 16 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
New analysis from Direct Line for Business (DL4B), based on data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), reveals that just over half of all UK small firms are run from the home of the business ...
Small firms create 'lion's share' of new jobs 16 Aug 2013 | 02:09 pm
As unemployment continues to fall, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is calling for more to be done to support small businesses, given that SMEs, it says, create the most new jobs. According t...
