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Beating the business cheats
February is scam awareness month, a campaign launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to raise the public consciousness on the issues of fraud and con artists.
How good are you at health and safety?
Small businesses can check the effectiveness of their health and safety management with a free online tool from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE).
How to protect your IP
If you have thought of an invention, idea or design on which you are planning to base your business, it is certainly worth trying to legally protect it, to prevent someone from copying it.
Small firms warned over intellectual property
Over two thirds of small businesses are not protecting their intellectual property and are jeopardising their profits, says law firm Thomas Eggar.
DDA is irrelevant, say SMEs
With only a month left until the final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) comes into force, making it compulsory for all businesses to make their premises and services accessible to people with disabilities, many small firms believe the act is irrelevant.
Free advice on DDA obligations
Businesses have until 10 September to access free and confidential advice on their obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) on recruiting, employing and managing deaf and hard of hearing staff.
Comply with waste disposal laws
On 16 July, revised legislation on disposing of hazardous waste came into effect.
All you need to know about IP
Small businesses can find free advice and information on patents, copyrights, trademarks and other aspects of intellectual property (IP) thanks to a new campaign from the Patent Office.
FPB welcomes Euro stress plans
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed a European Union framework agreement tackling stress in the workplace.
Avoid discrimination headaches
Business owners have to be extremely careful not to discriminate on grounds of age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and many, many more.
Have your say on reducing stress
Business-owners and managers have been asked to put forward ideas on reducing stress in the workplace.
Awards for disability-friendly firms
With only 4 months until major changes to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), the second annual Access All Areas Awards have been launched.
Don’t fall foul of ‘green’ laws
As environmental regulators warn small businesses that they are not exempt from anti-pollution legislation, a free-to-use website has been launched by the Environment Agency to help small firms stay on the right side of green laws.
Health and safety fraudsters target small businesses
Fraudsters, posing as government agencies, are preying on uncertainties surrounding small business health and safety legislation to demand registration payments of up to £250, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
Employment law boost for small firms
Small businesses struggling with the burden of employment law can get free help from two sources.