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Q4 report finds that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) predict revenue and hiring will accelerate in 2017, with three in four saying it is business as usual since the Brexit vote.
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Research by NatWest shows that almost all small businesses acknowledge new business connections boost their growth, yet a third are still struggling to make them.
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Young British workers believe they can make more money from creating a business surrounding their hobby, but don't know how to get started.
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More than a third of businesses believe they could make additional revenue during the holidays if their business ran at full capacity.
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Research has shown that British families are set to use over four million so-called ‘emergency chairs’ this Christmas day, prompting furniture retailers to report a rise in sales the run-up to the festive period.
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Office workers continue to groan about working in cold offices, despite trade workers regularly working in plummeting temperatures this winter.
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Businesses should not be inspired to copy The Apprentice style process of interviewing candidates.
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New research reveals the tactics used by big name brands, such as Amazon, River Island and Just Fab, to trick shoppers into spending more at Christmas on their mobile sites.
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Businesses should not be inspired to copy The Apprentice style process of interviewing candidates.
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New research reveals the tactics used by big name brands, such as Amazon, River Island and Just Fab, to trick shoppers into spending more at Christmas on their mobile sites.
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Many workers will be struggling to switch off from work this Christmas, here are some tips to relax and recharge over the festive period.
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Small businesses have a responsibility to look after client data and must understand their obligations to customers, a new guide advises.
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Nearly half of office workers have seen people cheating and kissing colleagues at their work Christmas party, a new study reveals.
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CIPD calls for a step change from UK government and employers as research finds that support for working parents still isn’t hitting the mark.
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In Aviva’s latest SME research*, 57 per cent of employers surveyed agreed that nowadays employees expect benefits to protect against loss of income or earnings. What do you offer your people?
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Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade