Graduates call for more information about career opportunities with SMEs, reports a new study by Graduate Prospects.
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Fund101 launches to help fill small business finance gap
The small business support company, Enterprise Nation, along with PayPal and Intuit, the makers of QuickBooks, is launching Fund101 to offer amounts of up to £500 to start ups and young businesses.
Smarta 100 sees UKs smartest small business unveiled, but who is no.1?
Smarta.com and O2 have unveiled the winners of the 2011 Smarta 100 awards: its collection of the UK’s savviest, enterprising, most disruptive small businesses.
Having an affair at work tops list of business sins
Having an affair with a colleague tops the list of seven deadly business sins newly appointed bosses should avoid at all costs.
Delivering results for your business: step three – engage people and resources
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at step three – engage people and resources
Pipe dreams become reality for Scottish plumbing entrepreneur
The creator of an ingenious device which provides a temporary fix to burst water pipes has won the Scottish heat of The Pitch 2011, BusinessZone.co.uk’s search for Britain’s best new companies.
Cheques set to become faster & cheaper
Cheques – until recently facing the threat of abolition – should be improved, with the “delays and uncertainty” that affect cheque payments should be reduced, said a Treasury Committee report.
Blackberry’s new guide helps you to not get the wrong side of the tax man
For many businesses the fear of handling the money side is holding them back. However much they’d love to turn their passion into a small business, they’re frightened of getting on the wrong side of the taxman and often find it’s a desperate struggle to keep all their paperwork in the right place, never mind work out how much tax they should pay each year!
Nearly half of workers disappointed with their career progression
A new survey of employees carried out by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has found that almost half of those questioned feel they are further behind in their careers than they would like to be at this stage of their lives.
Help available for riot-affected businesses
If your business was affected by the riots in English cities last week, there are some measures in place to help you get through this difficult time.
More than 7 out of 10 small business owners work on holiday
Small business owners who go away on holiday are unable to leave work behind when taking time off, an online survey published today has found.
Planning for the unexpected: What happens if your staff can’t get in?
As the event of the last week show whilst many companies have good contingency policies around things such as data back up very few actually have robust policies about what staff should do when they either can’t get to work or its dangerous for them to be travelling.
Delivering results for your business; step two
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at step two – create a 100 day plan
Delivering results for your business; step one
How to deliver results for your business. There are six steps you need to take, this week we look at step one – have a clear vision of success.
Steps to avoid Writer’s Block
We have all come accross the expression “Writer’s Block” at some point in our lives, but what does this really mean? In fact, is there even such a thing as writer’s block, or is it just a myth?
