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Better business on the web

Nov 06 2007

This webinar, part of Small Business Week 2007, is called 'Better Business... On the Web' and focuses on establishing an online presence for small businesses. The subject is debated by editor of Smallbusiness.co.uk, Adam Wayland and General Manager of Broadband, VoIP and SaaS at BT Business, Ake Nylen. On the agenda is whether the Web is really a cost-effective way to promote a small business or open new markets? Are there barriers to harnessing the power of the Web?

Around 60 per cent of businesses in the UK have a company website but one in five do not have an online presence at all. But what is the best way to keep in contact with other companies? And can social networking tools become a useful addition to a small business online arsenal? Find out in the webinar...

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