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09.01.09

SEC: Scale back Sarbanes-Oxley Panel advises exempting smaller firms from internal rule SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The reach of the antifraud Sarbanes-Oxley Act should be scaled back and the smallest public companies should be exempt from one of...

'Obsessive optimism' the key to entrepreneurial success

01.11.09

Obsessive optimism is the key to being a great entrepreneur, according to a poll by O2. The survey of 500 business leaders found that the most important traits that successful entrepreneurs have are obsessive optimism, enjoyment of responsibility, a de...

2005 – Tough times ahead?

09.01.09

In the latest issue of the Deloitte Economic Review, our Economic Adviser, Roger Bootle, takes a look at the major issues facing the UK economy in 2005. He asks whether this will be the year when it all goes wrong. His main points are as follows: ...

33% of small companies neglecting their website

01.11.09

Small and medium-sized companies are neglecting their websites in the recession, according to new research by web hosting company Fasthosts Internet. The survey revealed that 33% of SMEs are not updating their websites because they do not have enough t...

40% of firms say Train to Gain had ‘no impact’ on their business

01.11.09

Business in the UK are unimpressed with the government's free training programme Train to Gain, according to a survey by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). The CBI found that two-fifths (42%) of employers using the programme say it has delive...

63% of businesses reduce their workforce

01.11.09

In the last year 63% of businesses in the UK have reduced their workforce and 60% have introduced recruitment freezes, according to new research by Croner Reward. The survey also found that 30% of companies have reduced overtime, 12% have cut it comple...

70% of small firm owners not altering lifestyle in recession

01.11.09

Small and medium-sized businesses owners are not radically altering their lifestyle or cutting back on business essentials because of the recession, according to research by independent financier Bibby. The research revealed that 49% are not cutting ba...

70% of UK companies plan to cut or freeze pay

01.11.09

The majority of businesses in the UK are planning to freeze wages this year, according to research conducted by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). The BCC's survey of more than 400 companies found that 58% of companies are planning to freeze salar...

A Report by the Chartered Management Institute, shows that for the first time since 1996, job experience is rated as more important than ability

09.01.09

A new report, published today by the Chartered Management Institute, shows that for the first time since 1996, job experience is rated as more important than natural ability when it comes to performing well at work. The report, published by the Chart...

A third of employers don't train staff

09.01.09

While two-thirds of employers consider skills development to be a high priority within their organisations one-third do not provide any formal training for their staff, a study of 13,000 UK companies has found. The research, released to coincide with t...

Accurate and Timely Management Information Is No Longer a ‘Nice To Have Option’ – It Is Critical To Business Success

09.01.09

Accurate and Timely Management Information Is No Longer a ‘Nice To Have Option’ – It Is Critical To Business Success Management reporting is no longer a 'nice to have' option - any growing business must have excellent understanding and control of...

An ACCA survey last November showed that even the existing level of the NMW was having a growing effect on small companies.

09.01.09

The national minimum wage rate for adults - announced recently by the government - will increase by 4.1 per cent to ÂŁ5.05 per hour, the fifth increase since its introduction in April 1999. A further rise to ÂŁ5.35 will come into effect in 2006. ...

An accountant's guide to remote working

09.01.09

Remote working will mean different things to different people. “Remote” can mean accessing data from practically anywhere in the world. It could also be simply taking data from the main office systems onto a laptop and working on it at another office ...

Anatomy of a hack: It only takes a few minutes

09.01.09

Thousands of companies have left their core data vulnerable to unauthorised access through badly designed websites. With the assistance of Bawden Quinn's Stewart Twynham, it took little more than 20 minutes to crack a typical site. According to Twy...

Are small businesses planning to fail?

09.01.09

Fans of BBC2’s 'The Apprentice' will recall the infamous venison soup episode when nice but miserable looking Ben was fired for failing to set a budget for his team’s task. From the back seat of his taxi ride to the station, he admitted glumly tha...