Preparing for the worst: Disaster recovery planning in 10 simple steps
Disaster recovery (DR) planning should be one of the primary considerations in the early days of starting up, but for many businesses it gets overlooked.
45% employers consider stress and mental health a major cause of staff absence
Research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry, highlighted the need for employers to make effective early interventions when managing stress and mental ill health cases as these will otherwise escalate into much longer absences.
What’s the obsession with SMEs needing investment?!
Media headlines recently stated that 'businesses are unable to access funding from banks, we have to get the banks lending again and that we need to make alternative funding available'.
Richard Branson tops list of ideal bosses
Research, commissioned by Argos for Business, questioned Brits on the generosity of bosses.
Businesses “typically waiting 94 days” before taking action against late payers
Small businesses are typically waiting as long as 94 days before taking action against late payers, a law firm has warned.
The makings of a successful family business
Successive governments have emphasized small businesses, as they are the life-blood of the economy. If small businesses are the life-blood, medium-sized businesses are the economy’s core, and are mostly family owned.
Are tech company IPOs re-writing the rules on governance?
Markets are awash with tech company IPOs at the moment, with excitement and speculation reaching fever pitch around the imminent floatation of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba – which, we are constantly being reminded, is the biggest tech company floatation since Facebook.
Free Guide: What you need to know when buying a phone solution
A guide to buying a phone solution for UK businesses.
UK entrepreneurs confident of sales growth
Entrepreneurs are very confident of sales growth in the coming months thanks to an improved economic outlook, research published today by the Bank of Cyprus UK claims.