Free online back up
For business looking to backup data online, there is now a new free service from PerfectBackup who are one of the top providers of this type of service in Europe.
Online back up services are very popular these days as there are many things that can happen which will leave a company without any of their [...]
Bad internet practices costs businesses £31 billion
It’s a sorry state of affairs when businesses cannot be bothered to respond to emails, and not only that it has been estimated that this practice could be costing businesses in the UK around £31.6 billion every year.
In a survey conducted by Vodafone UK, it was found that one in ten workers respond to emails [...]
Firstplus to be sold
Barclays bank could be getting ready to sell off the secured loan business Firstplus, and it does look like it will happen sooner rather than later. As the bank is probably looking to reduce their debt burden, this would appear to be a growing trend throughout the whole financial services market.
Firstplus is based in Cardiff [...]
Post to be hit with more strikes
Once again it would appear that the postal delivery system is going to be disrupted by a series of strikes. But this time it is the managers who are flexing their defiant muscles; in fact they are probably the same managers who rolled up their sleeves when the ordinary workers went on strike. What message [...]
September 20, 2007Business promotion through forums
Forums have been used over the years to allow people to let off steam or tell the world a bit of interesting information, but they can be used to promote a business too.
The trick is to find forums that are relevant to your business, there is no point in using a forum on babies if [...]
How to be “By Royal Appointment”
We have all seen those Royal Logos or what they are also known as Coats of Arms against the names of certain companies. Having the prestigious Royal Appointment can mean a lot for business and making connections abroad, but just how do you get your company even in with a chance of being awarded this [...]
September 18, 2007Richard Branson sells Virgin Megastores
Music retailing has been the backbone of Sir Richard Branson’s empire from the very first day that he started in the world of business, so it would be safe to say that he owes everything that he has done and all the money that he has made to this sector of the Virgin empire.
However the [...]
Marketing to your customers
A business without customers is doomed, so no doubt keeping you customers would be a top priority yet there are times when customers find themselves bombarded with marketing and this can get to such an extent that they decided that enough is enough and their off.
Businesses often confuse their customers by making things too complicated [...]
Google docs and spreadsheet problems
If you are using Google’s doc and spreadsheets, you may wish to take a quick peek at the terms and conditions, because if they are worded as a lot of people think they are, then any published content could belong to Google or rather they have the right to re produce it for marketing purposes. [...]
September 11, 2007Anita Roddick, dies at the age of 64
She was probably the UK’s best-known woman entrepreneur and founder of the green retailer The Body Shop. Anita Roddick died yesterday at the 64 after being struck down by a fatal brain haemorrhage.
It was way back in 1976 when the original Body Shop opened up its doors in Brighton, who could have known then, that [...]
Being green can boost business
Announcing to the world that your business is going to become carbon neutral can be a great thing for business. For in a recent survey compiled for the dedicated web hosting company Memset. The UK’s first hosting company to become carbon neutral, the figures speak for themselves.
Now this may not mean much, but the survey [...]
Free Zoho Business suite available
In competition with the office suite from Google and other applications, Zoho are to make their new version of the office suite available in either free or pro versions. Although both versions are to be free until the company is able to sort the features out on the pro version. It is anticipated that the [...]
September 5, 2007Busy tone means lost business
In a recent survey by the Birmingham based company Time Etc it has been found that small businesses and sole traders are losing millions of pounds worth of business simply because they are too busy to answer the phone.
Research has found that 70% per cent of customers calling a business and getting no answer or [...]
VAT problems cause government headache
The conservative shadow enterprise, competition and deregulation minister, Mark Prisk, has begun to apply persuasive on the government regarding the delays in VAT registration times, and with a title that long, he should know!
The problem lies with the length of time that it takes for a new business to become VAT registered, this is because [...]
UK business could do better on Human Rights
The world leader in advocating human rights Amnesty International is calling on UK Business leaders to do more on the subject of human rights for workers in China.
This is a timely issue as the lead up to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing will not only bring great publicity for China, but also there will [...]