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Smartphones on the rise in business
The use of smartphones by small businesses has more than doubled in the past three years, finds a study.
SMEs tune in to social media
More than half of small businesses use sites such as Facebook and Twitter to promote themselves, research finds.
UK retailers get mobile
A growing number of UK retail brands expect to have a transactional mobile site or application within the next year.
Manufacturers in good shape
The manufacturing sector has emerged from the recession stronger than ever, claims a survey by PwC.
Six arrested over bank phishing scam
Six people from the UK and Ireland have been arrested in connection to a phishing scam.
Ringing the changes
Mobile advertising could soon become mainstream, with operators claiming it will open fresh channels of marketing to ambitious SMEs. Read our guide on what it could mean for your business.
SME security breaches double
Businesses are losing billions of pounds due to information breaches.
E-commerce saves small businesses
Shop owners who have decided to sell their goods online say the move has saved their businesses, according to a survey from eBay.
SMEs drive innovation
Small businesses are as innovative as their larger counterparts, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Broadband failing rural SMEs
Slow broadband is holding rural small businesses back, claims the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA).
Innovation key to recovery
Investment in innovation is the key to economic growth, says a report from investment body NESTA (the national endowment for science, technology and the arts).
The future face of business
The majority of businesses are investing in new technology to change working practices, says a report by serviced office company Regus and business consultancy JBA.
Internet speed ‘slowing businesses down’
Businesses are being impeded by slow broadband, says the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
‘Low carbon strategy will boost economy’
Entrepreneurs have welcomed the government’s Low Carbon Industrial Strategy as a way to boost the economy and create new jobs.
North-east tech firms gain new support
Growing high-tech companies in the north-east will be given further support by a new digital enterprise centre.
