Business management
Businesses underestimating risks of cyber crime
More than a third of businesses have fallen victim of cyber crime such as hacking, phishing and pharming.
Blue Monday could cost 93 billion
Monday 18 January, or ‘Blue Monday’, has been dubbed the most depressing day of the year and could cost the economy £93 billion, according to employment law experts ELAS.
Small business confidence cools
Small business confidence is slowing down, according to the Federation of Small Businesses.
Flexible working not included in job adverts
Employers do not include flexible working on job descriptions, research by Timewise has found.
Employees value inclusive workplaces
More than half of employees want their workplace to have an inclusive 'family feel', a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found.
Micro firms quickest to pay invoices
Micro businesses tend to be the fastest to pay their invoices out of all sizes of business in the UK, according to new research.
SME owners work 15 months a year
SME owners work the equivalent of an extra 3 months in a year, according to a survey by the British Insurance Brokers' Association.
Small costs result in big expenses for SMEs
SMEs owners often underestimate the small day-to-day costs of running a business, research by AXA has suggested.
Small firms concerned about cloud computing
Almost 4 in 10 small businesses are concerned about the security of using cloud accounting services, according to research by the Federation of Small Businesses.
Minimum wage offenders named
Employers who have not been paying their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named by Business Minister Jo Swinson.