Business Insights

SMEs reveal widespread marketing concerns

Marketing is often one of the weakest parts of a small business’ operations and many SMEs find it difficult to cover the many different aspects of modern marketing, according to a new study.

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Living with the National Living Wage

The new National Living Wage means all businesses must pay employees aged 25 or over a minimum of £7.20 per hour. Employees aged under 25 are still covered by the National Minimum Wage.

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Alternative finance breaks £3 billion mark

The alternative finance market provided more than £3 billion in funding last year, according to a new report.

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SMEs seriously under-estimate the cost of data breaches

SMEs in the UK are seriously under-estimating the potential costs of a cyber-attack and less than half have a data breach response plan in place, according to a new report.

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A third of SMEs unaware of National Living Wage start date

The new National Living Wage (NLW) will become a legal requirement for employers from 1 April 2016, but despite the closeness of the deadline, a third of small and medium businesses in the UK said they were unaware of the date on which the changes are to be implemented.

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