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Legal advice

The dangers of intellectual property infringement for small businesses

Rachel Jones explains why small business owners need to be vigilant to protect their brand online and shares practical steps to tackling infringing and counterfeit products.

Productivity Zone

Technology issues a major contributor to the UK’s productivity gap

UK small business owners waste almost three hours a week due to IT and technology problems, a new study reveals.

Business Ideas & Planning

Intellectual property: why timing can be everything

Here, Peter Finnie, managing partner of Gill Jennings & Every, tells us why the timing of a patent application can mean everything to your intellectual property.

Productivity Zone

The power of a tidy workplace and how it can help boost productivity

Our work space could also be the cause of our drop in productivity, as this article explores.

Export & Import

Export opportunities in the UAE for UK businesses

In this piece, Richard Cuda looks at the international trade opportunities available in the UAE for UK small businesses.

Business Technology

The IT to connect a mobile workforce

Andy Hinxman explores the software options for small businesses looking to better connect a mobile workforce.

Legal advice

What small businesses must know about GDPR and MiFID II

In just over a year a heady cocktail of European legislation will come into force: MiFID II and GDPR. Here, James Foley explores what small businesses need to know.

News

Private investments in SMEs increase through EIS scheme

SMEs are taking advantage of increased private investments thanks to government scheme, a new study finds.

Business Technology

Why internal communication tools are key to workplace productivity

Here, Richard Heyes weighs in on the need for internal communication tools and explains how they can be used help to improve productivity in your workplace.

Employing & managing staff

Are wellness programmes worth it for your small business?

Here's why a wellness programme might be worth investing in for your small business employees.

Business Technology

Three quarters of business owners rely on mobile or web applications

Some 71 per cent of UK small business owners rely on mobile or web-based applications to run their operations, eliminate administrative tasks and grow their business.

Business Technology

Slow technology hampering small business employees

The average UK office worker wastes at least 21 days each year due to inefficient or slow technology, longer than many people’s paid annual leave, research finds.