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Business Technology

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

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

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 Technology

Business IT security threatened by the use of inferior passwords 

One in five British businesses use ‘password’ as their password despite more than 70 per cent ranking IT security as vital for their work, according to new research.

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 Technology

Business IT security threatened by the use of inferior passwords 

One in five British businesses use ‘password’ as their password despite more than 70 per cent ranking IT security as vital for their work, according to new research.

Business Technology

Cloud computing: Why small businesses should be making the switch

A guide to helping you understand what cloud computing is, and why you should be using it.

Business Technology

SMEs using asset finance to fund IT investment

UK businesses are increasingly replacing bank loans with asset finance as their preferred way to fund investment in IT equipment, research finds.

Business Technology

Google’s attack on keyword-focused domain names

Discussing the impact of Google's decision to tinker with algorithms.

Business Technology

There’s no such thing as a free website 

Every small business today needs a great website. A website is the voice and face of your business so it's important to get it right.

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.

Employing & managing staff

The importance of vocational rehabilitation services for SMEs

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?

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?