Advice and Ideas for UK Small Businesses and SMEs
Articles and guides on Data Protection topics for UK small businesses and SMEs.
Business Technology
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.
Blog
It’s a pretty worrying statistic that one in three employees have taken or forwarded confidential information out of the office on more than one occasion.
News
The majority of SMEs are unaware of crippling new fines set to come into force for breaches of the Data Protection Act.
Business Technology
Mounting public awareness of the way personal data can be abused means that companies need to make sure their handling of sensitive information is beyond reproach.
Business Technology
The outcry over identity theft on social networking sites like FaceBook and MySpace serves as a reminder of how the openness of the internet can mean rich pickings for fraudsters. Educating your staff about the dangers is key to protecting your business.
News
Many small and medium-sized businesses can take common sense measures to ensure that they keep up with all data protection and customer security rules and regulations.
Legal advice
The Data Protection Act (1998) covers personal data (including audio and video) which identifies living, individual persons. It covers information held about customers and employees on both paper-based records and on a computer.
News
The majority of small companies that operate websites are exhibiting low levels of compliance with the Data Protection Act that came into effect in October 2001. And even those that show high levels of compliance are doing so "more by accident than design."
News
The first transitional period to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 ends on 23 October 2001.
Business Loans
Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.
Business Technology
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
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.