2016
Yearly Archives: 2016
SME news in brief: Brexit, FSB, Enterprise Act, family businesses, pensions
Survey suggests EU referendum could be a close run thing for SMEs
Around 46.1% of SMEs would prefer to leave the EU, according to a...
FSB calls on government to make Small Business Commissioner a priority
The Enterprise Bill has received Royal Assent and has become the Enterprise Act. It is hoped that the package of measures in the Act...
New PCCs urged to put business crime prevention at the heart of their role
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has congratulated the new Police and Crime Commissioners elected across England and Wales, and has urged them to...
One in four employees is shopping for a new job
Almost a quarter of workers are currently looking for a new employer, due to being dissatisfied with their current one.
A joint study from CIPD...
How to spot a fake DDoS ransom attack
The number of DDoS for ransom attempts worldwide grew significantly during the last week.
Radware researcher and a former hacker Daniel Smith explains: “Distributed Denial...
Shaping a digital future – part four
Choosing a training provider
An Ofsted report at the end of 2015 found that a lot of training providers did not sufficiently match the skills...
Red Herring Games – looking to the future
Red Herring Games are creators of murder mystery dinner party games and personalised events, with a very extensive online offering. SME spoke to Jo...
Shaping a digital future – part three
Apprenticeships in the news
The government is introducing new powers to prosecute training providers misusing the term ‘apprenticeship’ – in the future, anyone offering...
Red Herring Games – the ups and downs
Red Herring Games are creators of murder mystery dinner party games and personalised events, with a very extensive online offering. SME spoke to Jo...
SME news in brief: flexible working, Brexit, HR, productivity
UK employees favour flexible working
Flexible working is the most favoured perk among employees in the UK, with 35% of participants listing it as...