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Business Technology

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

7 top tips for saving on energy bills using IT

With the Government announcing an energy price cap for businesses today, here are seven tips for companies and staff to keep energy bills down, while continuing to innovate with IT

Business Technology

Business Technology

Payment via cryptocurrency: How does it work?

Despite suffering a huge crash, it looks like cryptocurrency is here to stay. Here’s how to enable payments for your small business

Business Technology

3 technologies business owners value most

Virgin Money research has found that 85 per cent of SMEs plan to adopt new tech to help support their growth — here are the technologies most valued by business owners

Business Technology

How to use online whiteboards to collaborate

Online whiteboards are going to become ubiquitous when it comes to collaboration, whether it’s for marketing or project management. What is an online whiteboard and how can it help your business?

Business Technology

How can small businesses benefit from endpoint security?

Endpoint security guards your network at the weakest spot of the cyberattack frontline – your employees’ devices

Business Technology

What do I do if my business’ social media account is hacked?

Almost 20 per cent of small businesses have reported to have had their social media accounts hacked at some point

Business Technology

Firms lose £19bn a year due to poor mobile networks

Poor mobile connection is costing small businesses on average one hour of working time each week per each employee, having a knock-on effect of costing UK economy £8bn a year in lost output

Business Technology

SMEs will be run by avatars in time for 2050 – study

A futurology report predicts that SMEs will be run by lookalike avatars of their business owners by 2050 – here's what they'll be able to do

Business Technology

Firms lose £19bn a year due to poor mobile networks

Poor mobile connection is costing small businesses on average one hour of working time each week per each employee, having a knock-on effect of costing UK economy £8bn a year in lost output

Business Technology

SMEs will be run by avatars in time for 2050 – study

A futurology report predicts that SMEs will be run by lookalike avatars of their business owners by 2050 – here's what they'll be able to do

Business Technology

How to choose a cybersecurity solution for your small business

The frequency of cyberattacks is rising, with 39 per cent of businesses reporting cybersecurity breaches over the last 12 months

Business Technology

Do you know your data protection responsibilities?

Christian Nellemann offers advice to your business on how to stay on top of protecting your data

Business Technology

Best restaurant booking systems for small businesses

Having a restaurant booking system can help your business run more smoothly and reduce no-shows. Here are ten of the best

Business Technology

How to outsource software development and get outstanding results

In this article, Arateg explain the seven key fears of companies who outsource their software development and how to get around these issues.

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?