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From customer records and financial information to sensitive commercial documents, data is the lifeblood of your business

How a data breach can destroy your business

Following Data Protection Day, SmallBusiness.co.uk looks at how businesses can stay vigilant and keep ahead of cybercriminals.

Dealing with backup system disruptions

Backup system failures have become more commonplace as businesses cut back on IT spending. SmallBusiness.co.uk investigates how companies can minimise risks.

Improved data management can work wonders for your business

Better business data

If you're looking to streamline your business processes, there are a variety of software tools available.

Data management

Cut the cost of inefficiencies without laying waste to your assets.

Small businesses remain hazy about the cloud

Up in the air

Cloud computing can provide a great low cost solution for small businesses wanting to scale up their IT. But for many SMEs security remains a concern.

Personal data protection

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

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The ability to store and find information is vital to keeping the business running efficiently

The benefits of fully integrated business management software

As any business owner knows, both efficiency and effective communication are the Holy Grail of good business management.

An advertising marketplace

Launched in 2009, mobile advertising display marketplace Adfonic has already won contracts such as Tesco, Google, Groupon and Peugeot. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to CEO Victor Malachard.

Funding, cubed

Crowdcube provides a platform for entrepreneurs of startups and growing businesses to connect with potential investors. SmallBusiness.co.uk talks to co-founder Luke Lang.

Technology in Business News

Continental SMEs more tech-minded

British small businesses place less of an emphasis on technology than their European counterparts, research finds.

Continental SMEs more tech-minded

British small businesses place less of an emphasis on technology than their European counterparts, research finds.

Businesses falling short with IT plans

SMEs are failing to set sufficient IT project briefs, research finds.

Social media could be holiday risk for businesses

Photos and videos of Christmas parties posted on social networks could do great damage to companies’ reputations, according to an HR expert.

SMEs lax in social media interaction

Only four in ten customer service complaints made on social media ever get a response, research finds.

UK SMEs behind on e-commerce

One in three UK small businesses see e-commerce channels as a threat to their business, according to a new study.

Intolerance of social networks could hurt SMEs

Employers who impose strict policies against the use of social networking tools designed for business are at risk of alienating ‘Generation Facebook’ from joining their organisation, research finds.

Businesses go for shorter leases

Small businesses are increasingly signing shorter lease deals to dodge rent reviews, research suggests.

SME tech investment hampered by finances

A lack of resources is preventing small and medium-sized businesses in the UK from adopting new technologies such as tablets and cloud computing, research finds.

'Seismic shift' predicted for UK business landscape

The next ten years will herald a ‘seismic shift’ in the UK’s business landscape unseen since the original industrial revolution, finds a new report looking at the future of UK firms.

SMEs still not adept in social media

Almost 50 per cent of B2B businesses are not measuring return on investment when using social media, research finds.

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FT Guide to Business Start Up

The FT Guide to Business Start Up 2012, published by Pearson Education, is written by Sara Williams, CEO of Vitesse Media Plc. This unique guide has sold over two million copies. It offers practical advice about starting and running your own business.

What Investment

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Blogs

Apprenticeship dreams

Ben Lobel 07/02/2012

So, another government incentive has been dangled in front of small businesses in the form of a fresh £6 million fund for hiring apprentices. Have your say »

A promising venture

Small Business Finance 06/02/2012

Rory Earley, CEO of Capital for Enterprise, explores how small businesses should approach venture capital. Have your say »

Winning new business in 2012

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Data backup Resource Centre

Secure UK Online Backup Solutions

Backup and protect your office files with BackupVault. Automatic, offsite and simple to use online backup. For PC, laptops, servers and Macs.

Protect your company data

Small Business has produced a useful guide to protecting your company data - the steps you need to take.

Find a data recovery provider

Data recovery services. Easy Recovery is a data recovery provider that recovers lost information from hard drives and other media.

Secure your data with Backup Technology

Backup Technology offers online back up, disaster recovery as well as business continuity solutions.

Find data recovery software

Ontrack Data Recovery offers data recovery software and solutions to businesses who have lost data.

Online data backup

Protect your data off-site & anline with iceBackup - All your network folders, network drives, shared files, collaboration and mobile access data files are always safeguarded.

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