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

Accepting credit card payments

I am starting a business and hope to have customers all over the United Kingdom and Ireland. I need to know how to set up the acceptance of credit cards for over-the-phone payments. Can you help?

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Maximise your website’s potential

A website can be the key to business growth and unlock markets across the globe, but the wrong website will be overlooked almost as soon as it's been visited. Visitors make up their mind about the quality of a website in seconds so if you don't do it right you'll miss vital opportunities, giving the edge to your competition.

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Top IT tips from the geeks

As we become more and more dependent on computers for business, it is important to keep up to date with changes in technology and to protect our private information. Read our top IT tips, written in conjunction with the folk at Geeks-on-wheels, to find out how to protect your business and save money on IT spending.

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Businesses without premises

You do not necessarily need an office to run a small business; a virtual office could be all you need. Or with the advent of even more technology, you may not even need that.

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Making a transactional website

There are two considerations to take into account when looking at making a site transactional: how are clients going to place orders and how are you going to receive payments?

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Outsourcing website and email systems: the benefits

A study into web and email systems in SME businesses has revealed that organisations the length and breadth of the UK are wasting thousands of pounds every year by relying on badly managed and unreliable in-house server systems to deliver their website and email communications.

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How to trade online

Many small businesses in the UK currently don't take enough advantage of trading online. Plenty of businesses have websites, but as few as ten per cent of these allow customers to buy goods or services online. It's a little like having a corner shop without putting in a cash register.

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Beginner’s guide to backing up data

What would you do if you lost your computer hard drive or company server due to age, catastrophic events or even a nasty virus? Make sure your company is covered for all eventualities by following these simple steps on how to back up data.

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How to trade online

Many small businesses in the UK currently don't take enough advantage of trading online. Plenty of businesses have websites, but as few as ten per cent of these allow customers to buy goods or services online. It's a little like having a corner shop without putting in a cash register.

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Beginner’s guide to backing up data

What would you do if you lost your computer hard drive or company server due to age, catastrophic events or even a nasty virus? Make sure your company is covered for all eventualities by following these simple steps on how to back up data.

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Setting up a computer server

As your small business grows, the time will come when you'll need to install a computer server or upgrade your existing unit to handle the number of terminals, printers and other technical wizardry you now use.

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Top 10 Technology tips for any small business

Smallbusiness.co.uk's Top Ten Technology Tips offer invaluable advice on selecting, maintaining and operating your IT systems, and provide you with handy hints on getting the most from your technology and dealing with consultants.

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Guide to beating spyware

Spyware is the name given to unwanted software that performs certain tasks on your computer without your consent and it can wreak havoc with your business.

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Guide to website accessibility

Most businesses are aware of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which aims to stop discrimination faced by disabled people in accessing a company's goods or services, but many don't realise that accessibility also applies to their websites.

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