BizHelp24 News 203 - 1st November
Are You Prepared for New Waste Rules?As someone with an interest in a small business, you may already be aware of the recent changes to electronic waste rules; but are you aware of the changes to non-hazardous and liquid waste rules that came into force on 30th October 2007?
Under the EU Landfill Directive rules, liquid waste is banned from landfill and all landfill waste will have to be pre-treated...
Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice FinanceInvoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.
Early Advice Can Prevent Employment TribunalsAs someone involved with a small business, you are probably aware of the time and money that employment tribunals can take up; but results show that looking after employment policies and getting advice can stop many disputes from reaching a tribunal.
New research for Acas has found that calls to its helpline helped avoid around 16,000 employment disputes from going to tribunals in 2006; saving businesses roughly £120 million...
Are IT Silos Damaging Your Productivity?- Top Data TipsAs part of a small business, you probably see how important your IT systems are; and how important it is to have data available when needed. However, a huge number of businesses are risking productivity, compliance with laws, and even profitability by failing to keep track of all their data.
Research has revealed that the increasing IT skills of the office worker are creating new and worrying 'micro-silos' of data amongst UK SME business.
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Don’t Let Lack of Expertise Prevent You Saving Money on EnergyHas your business started saving money by reducing energy bills yet? With an estimated £3billion of savings available for businesses along with the numerous environmental benefits; it might seem strange that more small and medium sized businesses aren’t taking action.
New research however, shows that although SME directors and senior managers realised they could reduce carbon emissions cheaply; only 7% did so...
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Is Social 'Not Working' Costing Your Business?As someone with an interest in a small business, you know how important it is to have productive employees; yet a new survey shows that many are spending significant amounts of time on non-work activities.
Employees use up around five and a half days of the working year sending text messages, emailing friends and family, visiting social net-working websites, making personal phone calls, and gossiping, a new study has revealed...
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BizHelp24 News 183 - 3rd May
Non Payers and Late PayersDamaging Your Business? – Get Help! Late paying customers (or those who do not pay at all) are one of the biggest causes of business failure in the UK; and chasing debts is one of the tasks that business owners are least keen on.
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Are Your Staff Being Affected by Poor Desk Health? Is your business one of the many thousands who create intellectual property but do not protect it properly, putting your hard work at risk?A new survey suggests that most businesses don’t even know how to protect their work; and this means your business could be missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas.
Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice FinanceInvoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.
Is a Lack of IT Knowledge Holding Your Business Back? Is your business one of the many thousands who create intellectual property but do not protect it properly, putting your hard work at risk?A new survey suggests that most businesses don’t even know how to protect their work; and this means your business could be missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas.
How Can Complaints Create Long Term Customers? Despite customers who complain being unhappy, more and more businesses are realising that by handling complaints in the right way; they can actually create more loyal customers.
As customers are becoming more assertive about how they want their complaints handled, retailers are also taking more seriously the issue of complaints handling and its impact upon customer retention.
Flexible Working - How Can it Benefit Your Business?With more small businesses than ever before offering some form of flexible working to their employees, it is good to know that by improving the work life balance of employees; businesses can also reap benefits.
The new report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows the efforts that many businesses are putting in to help meet the needs of their employees.
Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur. The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.
Labels: business, complaints, finance, flexible, free business software, intellectual, invoice, ip, long term, news, property, small, sme, software, web, working
BizHelp24 News 182 - 26th April
Flexible Working - How Can it Benefit Your Business?With more small businesses than ever before offering some form of flexible working to their employees, it is good to know that by improving the work life balance of employees; businesses can also reap benefits.
The new report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) shows the efforts that many businesses are putting in to help meet the needs of their employees.
How Can Complaints Create Long Term Customers? Despite customers who complain being unhappy, more and more businesses are realising that by handling complaints in the right way; they can actually create more loyal customers.
As customers are becoming more assertive about how they want their complaints handled, retailers are also taking more seriously the issue of complaints handling and its impact upon customer retention.
Improve Your Cashflow with Invoice FinanceInvoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.
Is Your Business Still Failing to Protect Its Intellectual Property? Is your business one of the many thousands who create intellectual property but do not protect it properly, putting your hard work at risk?A new survey suggests that most businesses don’t even know how to protect their work; and this means your business could be missing out on valuable income from new technology or ideas.
Free Small Business Tools from BizHelp24Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur. The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.
Labels: business, complaints, finance, flexible, free business software, intellectual, invoice, ip, long term, news, property, small, sme, software, web, working
Are You Prepared for New Waste Rules?
Early Advice Can Prevent Employment Tribunals
