UK ROITS AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES

Have you got the “riot” measures in place for your employees? Most small businesses have woken this morning to face the aftermath of the riots taken places across the UK with the situation expected to be an ongoing concern for businesses located in the areas. Is your business adequately equipped to deal with the HR…

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NEW BRIBERY ACT – ARE YOU COVERED?

Taking a valued customer out for a three-course lunch or sending a client a bottle of champagne as a thank you gift can be an important part of a maintaining a good working relationship. But upcoming reforms have made many small firms question whether wining and dining clients will remain straightforward. Will the Bribery Act…

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CARBON TRUST GREEN FINANCE FUND

Companies can apply for a share of £550m fund to cover energy efficiency upgrades in private sector version of Green Deal Businesses can today apply for a share of a £550m fund backed by the Carbon Trust and Siemens designed to help companies install energy efficient and low carbon technologies. The green finance initiative was…

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FREE SMALL BUSINESS FOCUSED EVENT

Keep your business ahead of your competitors – Part 2 Theres no doubt that business is difficult for all of us at the moment.. To help you when you need it the most, four local businesses have donated their time and energy to hosting this FREE business event for you to attend.. The speakers from…

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ADVERTISING SCAM

Businesses are being warned about a scam where advertising space is offered in a bogus police magazine. The words of caution come after a Nottingham business was contacted by someone claiming to be a Nottinghamshire police officer on 8 June. The bogus caller said he represented a police publication called Streetwise and tried to sell…

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