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Business Technology

How to protect your business against cryptojacking

In this piece, we give advice on what cryptojacking is and how your business can fight back.

Accounting

What is a profit and loss forecast, and why do you need one?

Here, we look at why it makes good commercial sense to gather the right data and create a formal calculation of potential profit or loss.

Legal advice

What does GDPR mean to me and my business?

Here, we look at the new regulations regarding the secure collection, storage and usage of personal information for your small business.

Productivity Zone

Is a four day working week really a boon for productivity and staff wellbeing?

A UK PR company claims to be among the first businesses to implement a four day working week without cutting staff pay. But is this really the wave of the future for small businesses?

Business management

Business planning: Short, medium and long-term objectives

When writing a business plan what is meant by 'short-term objective', 'medium-term objective' and 'long-term objective'?

Office & home working

Improve and secure your way of working: Office 365 and BYOD

Seven out of ten small businesses in the UK have now included BYOD as part of their everyday operations. Here, we look at what to consider when implementing your policy.

Productivity Zone

Why food sits at the heart of business culture and productivity

Food doesn't have to only make a difference to business culture, work and productivity levels – it can be the lynchpin, argues Chris Sheppardson.

Productivity Zone

Productivity post Brexit: Preparing to raise your game

Here, Carlo Gualandri discusses how every small business should prepare to raise their game for what could be a challenging future post Brexit.

Productivity Zone

Productivity slump for SMEs in the North West of the UK

North West SMEs report productivity levels that are double that of their London counterparts, despite all regions struggling to motivate staff.

Productivity Zone

Lack of sleep and poor productivity at work costs the UK

Lack of sleep costs the UK economy £40.3 billion every year due to loss of productivity in the workplace. Sleep deprivation is having a significant impact on the global economy and due to the impact it has on employees productivity.

Business Technology

Essential tech toolkit to help kickstart the growth of a small business

Here, Brian Harris, chief product officer at Currencies Direct, looks at the technology tools that can help SMEs save money and work more efficiently.

Employing & managing staff

Rising stress levels demand greater focus on workplace efficiency

Facing increasing workloads and stress, employees have become frustrated by the lingering operational inefficiencies at work, so much so that it has pushed a third of British workers to look for a new job.