Results beat analysts’ expectations after a surprise rise in sales of its Windows operating system.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Manufacturers ‘could drive UK recovery’
Manufacturers’ financial health has dramatically improved over the past year, with experts predicting the sector could “drive the UK’s recovery”.
Is more UK quantitative easing now off the table?
Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen’s surprise decision to curtail his calls for further quantitative easing in the UK raises questions over the Bank of England’s next move.
What’s my line?
Contact centres should tear up their scripts to deliver effective customer service, says Datapoint
Unemployment figures drop whilst number of out of work women buck trend with rise
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said that unemployment has fallen by 35,000 this quarter – the first decline in almost a year.
Employment Minister urges UK businesses to Employ ‘hoodies’
The Employment Minister has said believes that UK companies should “hire a hoodie” to tackle the UK’s jobs crisis as “surly young men can be turned into excited and motivated young employees”.
BA fined 58.5 million pounds
Britain’s Office of Fair Trading said on Thursday it had fined British Airways 58.5 million pounds for price fixing in relation to fuel surcharges
Companies set to invest in self-service customer care
Providing automated customer care systems via websites is set to be the biggest investment priority for companies looking to build on their existing customer care programmes over the next twelve months
Almost 300,000 managers walked away from jobs last year
Employers struggle to retain and recruit for management roles
UK businesses shying away from social media
Employees twice as likely to use social media to leave their job than to collaborate with colleagues
IMF sees ‘optimism return’ as faster growth predicted
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that “some optimism has returned” to the global economy and has predicted slightly faster growth.
UK ‘could become one of world’s biggest shale gas producers
Britain may have enough offshore shale gas to catapult it into the top ranks of global producers
‘Madonna generation’ of women aged over 50 defy jobs recession
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) looks at how the jobs recession has affected men and women across the age spectrum
A new generation of young entrepreneurs?
Can the tough economic climate be the motivation for a generation of young entrepreneurs?
Increased physical & mental stress, but UK SMEs are determined
Small businesses, the lifeblood of the UK economy, have been carrying the stresses and strains of the world on their backs since the beginning of the recession. However, it won’t stop them gunning for growth this year
