April 2009 Small Business News Archive

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• 30 Apr 2009 Barclays to stage business support seminars
  A series of seminars designed to help small businesses are to be staged across the UK this year by Barclays.

• 30 Apr 2009 Fund established to drive small business innovation
  A £100 million investment is to be made in innovative small firms in a bid to encourage the development of new products.

• 30 Apr 2009 Firms urged to use private medical insurance
  Private medical insurance is a good way of maintaining the health of small companies and their staff, it has been reported.

• 30 Apr 2009 Talent recruitment opportunities for small firms
  Graduates are increasingly seeking job security, it has been claimed – potentially creating hiring opportunities for growing businesses.

• 29 Apr 2009 Internship scheme may help firms work with graduates
  Small businesses and young people could benefit through the government's new Graduate Talent Pool scheme, it has been claimed.

• 29 Apr 2009 Business network praises equality bill
  A leading women's network has praised the main objectives of the new equality bill – reducing discrimination and narrowing the gender pay gap.

• 29 Apr 2009 Firms marketing through direct mail
  Direct marketing and mail are being used by firms to generate repeat sales, it has been claimed.

• 29 Apr 2009 Poll suggests owners disappointed with Budget
  Federation of Small Businesses members have been critical of the Budget in a recent poll.

• 28 Apr 2009 HMRC investigations worrying small business owners
  Small business owners are worried about being on the receiving end of a tax investigation, new research has indicated.

• 28 Apr 2009 Law firm claims female representation is a worry
  A new DLA Piper report indicates that women are under-represented in the workplace, although a leading lawyer at the firm suggests positive discrimination to readdress the balance may cause more problems than it solves.

• 28 Apr 2009 Expert says cybercrime is increasingly common
  Online crime is now a matter of public concern, one expert has suggested.

• 27 Apr 2009 Female entrepreneur award nominees announced
  Five leading businesswomen have been nominated for a prestigious female-only award, it has been revealed.

• 27 Apr 2009 Small business owners feel let down by government
  Many small business owners feel let down by the government, according to a study conducted by the Forum of Private Business.

• 27 Apr 2009 Evenings occupied by new home businesses
  More entrepreneurs are setting up home-based businesses in their evenings as they "test the waters" of self-employment, it has been claimed.

• 24 Apr 2009 Recessions lead to rise in fraud
  Fraud levels tend to increase during periods of economic difficulty, according to Equifax.

• 24 Apr 2009 Gender pay audits to become compulsory
  Businesses will be forced to reveal how much they pay women in comparison to men, it has been announced.

• 24 Apr 2009 Owning a business allows home working
  Entrepreneurs willing to start their own business may be able to work from home, it has been reported.

• 23 Apr 2009 Marketing benefits derived from technology use
  Technology can be used to improve the way businesses market their goods and services, it has been suggested.

• 23 Apr 2009 Young unemployed need help into workplace
  The government is right to focus stimulus attempts on helping young people into the workplace, it has been claimed.

• 23 Apr 2009 FSB critical of budget statement
  The Federation of Small Businesses says Alistair Darling could have done more to help start-ups and growing firms in his Budget statement.
  
  

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