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Advice

Trading in China

As the Chinese economy continues to grow at over 10 per cent each year, an increasing number of SMEs are looking to set up a presence…

Advice

The Right Formula for Data Leak Protection

Whether on the race track, on the web or in the boardroom, data leaks are invariably bad news.  Just ask Ferrari and McLaren, the F1 giants…

Interviews

No doubting Thomas’s appeal

It’s not unusual for a change in life circumstances to fire up an individual’s entrepreneurial spirit. It is undoubtedly unusual, however, when that catalytic event is…

Opinion

What women want

What drew you to your current bank in the first place? Was it the excellent services it offered, the lure of a free iPod or possibly…

Managing payroll can present quite the headache for UK-based businesses.
Advice

A tax on retirement

When is a u-turn not a u-turn? Many members of the Forum of Private Business (FPB) would argue that the Government’s suggested £100,000 in tax relief…

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In Business

Bank errors really add up for business

Bank errors, delays and charges are costing UK businesses almost £100 million every year as companies are forced to waste time and money chasing lost or…

In Business

On board with Madonna

Madonna and the Prince of Wales are two of an estimated 3000 select people who are being invited to join the world's first private flight sharing…

In Business

Hilton London Euston

WHAT'S IT LIKE? The Hilton London Euston is made up of two Victorian town houses joined together. It has had a few previous incarnations: as a…

Technology

Guiding you from A to B

The emergence of cheap, portable satnav units really has revolutionised travel for most of us. No longer are you destined to spend hours driving randomly around…

Technology

Switching on to Skype

Why do larger businesses seem to get the benefits of new technology first?  These companies typically have enough employees to justify replacing legacy telephony systems with…

Technology

The ten steps towards greener technology

More and more businesses are now recognising the urgency of saving energy and developing plans to reduce their carbon footprint. Gaining control of the amount of…

Technology

Making sure it works

Modern businesses have started to treat IT as the fourth essential utility after water, electricity and gas. Today, IT is likely to play a vital role…

Finance

Carry on Trading: Formal and informal

So you’ve decided you can’t carry on as you are and you’ve decided not to simply inject more capital. If the business is viable if it…

Advice

Picking up the post

Struggling to cope with late deliveries is nothing new for smaller business. Three years ago, when the Royal Mail’s second post was scrapped as part of…

Advice

Going it alone

At the end of the ‘90’s the air was thick with revolution.  Offices, newspapers and gastropubs across the land were alive with rumours that the end…