Wednesday, 5 February 2014

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It's time to abolish the term 'SME'
11 rules for the new world of business
10 years of Facebook: Our best advice on how small businesses should use it

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It's time to abolish the term 'SME'

The widely used term 'SME' to describe small and medium-sized businesses as one sector should be scrapped, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry has claimed. Do you agree?
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11 new rules for the new world of business

There are new business rules for what is rapidly becoming a new world for most of us. Robert Craven lists 11 of them. Read more 

Payouts for interest rate swaps double but progress still slow 
In the last month, the UK's major banks nearly doubled the amount of compensation paid to small firms that were mis-sold interest rate swaps.

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Dragons' Den review: Size DOES matter (when identifying your market)

Simon Hill, co-founder and managing director of idea management firm Wazoku, reviews the second episode in the current series of BBC TV's Dragons' Den. Read more 

Staff incentives: Lessons from Victorian times 
An example from history can teach us how to incentivise and reward staff to get the results that we want, says Andy Hanselman.

10 years of Facebook: Our best advice on how small businesses should use it

As Facebook celebrates its 10th birthday, we look back at our best content offering guidance for how entrepreneurs can use the site to promote their business. Read more
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