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Business Technology

This section introduces a variety of guides and tips around business technology solutions for UK small businesses.

Superfast broadband project: A legacy monopoly

XLN Telecom CEO Christian Nellemann examines whether the interests of small businesses are being lost in the increasingly complex national superfast broadband project.

Business Technology

Business Technology

What does an IPVPN mean for your business?

Presenting the benefits of uniting geographically-diverse sites through a reliable private network.

Business Technology

Cloud back-up options for small businesses

John Dryden, chief technology officer at ITLab, discusses how today's companies should approach business continuity.

Business Technology

Justifying investment in new technology

It can be hard for a small company to rationalise technology expenditure when cash flow is tight. Alison Jackson reveals how businesses can make it add up.

Business Technology

The benefits that CRM systems offer in delivering successful sales programmes

Presenting all you need to know about the benefits of CRM.

Business Technology

How to protect your company from cybercrime

Tim Pat Dufficy of Serverspace discusses the most common weapon for hackers: the distributed denial of service attack.

Business Technology

Is it possible to run a business from your mobile phone?

Xenios Thrasyvoulou suggests some apps to facilitate running a company from your smartphone.

Business Technology

Are small businesses being held back by slower internet speeds and connectivity?

Tim Pat Dufficy, managing director of ServerSpace Limited, discusses the damage downtime causes to a small company.

Business Technology

Is it possible to run a business from your mobile phone?

Xenios Thrasyvoulou suggests some apps to facilitate running a company from your smartphone.

Business Technology

Are small businesses being held back by slower internet speeds and connectivity?

Tim Pat Dufficy, managing director of ServerSpace Limited, discusses the damage downtime causes to a small company.

Business Technology

Top five tips for small businesses to get technology right first time 

Jeremy Fennell, managing director of PC World Business, gives his top tips on IT for a small company.

Business Technology

Data capture, good navigation and content: three things that should be on every small business website

Chloe Thomas explains how to ensure more conversions on your website through three critical methods.

Business Technology

iPads vs Laptops

Weighing up the options for the tech-savvy customer.

Business Technology

Questions small businesses should ask about cloud computing – cloud applications, support and security

Last time on SmallBusiness.co.uk, we introduced the concept of cloud computing for new business owners. Here are some of the questions you should ask cloud providers about their service.

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Partner content

Small business owners: discover alternative funding solutions to help fuel your growth

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.