/// Tag Archives: small business owners
Small Businesses Look To IT Innovation For Growth In 2012
February 09, 2012
51% of British small businesses say that IT is an integral part of their drive for business growth, increased innovation and productivity according to new...
Can Your Web Business Trust mPowa?
February 03, 2012
Anything that can remove a ball from the financial juggling act that small business owners perform on a day-to-day basis is always warmly welcomed. It’s...
How to avoid common small-business cashflow problems
November 15, 2011
Above anything else, cashflow is the lifeblood of a small business. No matter how good your product or service, if you spend more money than...
Social CRM: What is the purpose of Twitter?
October 06, 2011
A few years ago, when I worked over in San Francisco, I would occasionally commute using the “casual car pool” system – in other...
7 easy invoice mishaps for businesses to avoid
August 16, 2011
Business owners know how the invoice process can be fraught with pitfalls that lead to delayed payment, or worse, no payment. Yet invoice mishaps can...
Essential security strategies for SMEs
August 12, 2011
In light of the recent cyber attacks on international businesses such as Google and Sony, and news that a teenage hacker broke into NASA, it’s...
Is QuickBooks’ crown under threat from cloud apps?
July 27, 2011
Intuit launched QuickBooks in 1998, building off the success of their home financial software, Quicken. Since then, QuickBooks has dominated the small business accounting software...
5 top tips for enhancing productivity
March 30, 2011
SME is an acronym hot on the UK business and political agenda at the moment, with many predicting that the future of the British economy...
What’s stopping business leaders from negotiating?
February 18, 2011
A conference room within a hotel negotiated from £200 for three hours down to £40; £5,000 off annual office rent; courier costs reduced by 15%:...
HP: the ultimate small business?
February 01, 2011
Almost since its founding as a small business in a Palo Alto garage that has since been designated a historic landmark, the name Hewlett-Packard (HP)...
Sage One takes accounting to the cloud
January 24, 2011
Sage, the old-fashioned software goliath, has joined the modern world by launching a software-as-as-service (SaaS) accounting package. Sage One, which is aimed at sole traders...
Small Businesses Must Keep Investing In IT Security
January 12, 2011
To some extent, urging small business owners to invest in IT security solutions may be preaching to the converted – unsurprising given the huge amount...
Business Owners Sceptical Over Coalition’s Ability To Cut Red Tape
November 08, 2010
Many small business owners doubt the new Government’s ability to free them from the shackles of red tape, according to new research. A study found...
Small Firms Say Social Media Is ‘Useless’
October 21, 2010
A survey conducted by the Forum of Private Business (FPB) found that 52% of respondents who use social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook or...
Negativity To Blame For Polarising Business Confidence Ahead Of Spending Review
October 20, 2010
Some small business owners’ are more pessimistic about the future because they fear the impact of imminent public spending cuts, according to new research. In...
