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Consumer delivery specialist, Hermes, to launch new service for SMEs

Consumer delivery specialist, Hermes, to launch new service for SMEs

Consumer delivery specialist Hermes is set to launch a new service for SMEs as part of its commitment to providing tailored solutions designed to provide competitive advantage for its customers. The myHermes Business Account, which will be launched in full later this spring, is

14/05/2014 | Logistics, Services Time, Supply chain | Read More

Patchy recovery makes peer support key to boosting small business recovery, says Ingenious Britain

A leading small business network and advice hub has cautioned against taking too seriously new research that the UK’s economic recovery is now so fully entrenched that British SMEs are set to invest more than £80bn of their turnover into

12/05/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

SMEs in retail not ready to give staff pay rises, office supplies firm finds

More than half of small business owners in retail say they are not ready to give their staff pay rises, despite an upturn in the economy, according to office supplies firm Viking. According to the quarterly Viking Small Business Barometer,

10/03/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Royal Mail to launch international tracked and signed service for exporting SMEs

Royal Mail to launch international tracked and signed service for exporting SMEs

Royal Mail is launching an International Tracked and Signed delivery service for businesses and individuals posting to 43 destinations worldwide. The new combined end to end tracking and signature capture on delivery service is said to be part of Royal

17/02/2014 | Logistics, Online retailers, Retailer News, Services Time, Supply chain | Read More

SME advice hub urges small retailers to explore online export potential

Leading small business advice hub Ingenious Britain has urged small business owners to give greater consideration to the potential of the online export market after new research suggested it offered untapped potential. The survey of 1,000 SME owners, conducted by YouGov on

07/02/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Small business advice organisation responds to Advertising Association report

One of the UK’s leading small business advice organisations has welcomed a new report that reveals that only 30% of SMEs in the UK invest in advertising as a way of stimulating competition, innovation and expansion. The report – Advertising

30/01/2014 | Retail News | Read More
British Bankers Association calls for higher confidence in bank lending from SMEs in the retail sector

British Bankers Association calls for higher confidence in bank lending from SMEs in the retail sector

The British Bankers Association (BBA) is calling for higher confidence in bank lending from SMEs in the retail sector and launching a campaign to let businesses know they are a lot more likely to get bank finance than they think. The BBA’s

23/01/2014 | Data Time, Manufacturer news, Research, Retail News, Retailer News, Wholesaler news | Read More

E-commerce platforms lead to bumper Christmas for UK SMEs, foreign exchange specialist shows

Amid mixed Christmas sales figures from the British high street, a new analysis suggests their smaller online counterparts enjoyed a bumper festive season – earning millions from buyers in Europe and across the world thanks to their use of e-commerce

21/01/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
SMEs given chance to work with Argos and P&G in IC tomorrow’s digital innovation competition

SMEs given chance to work with Argos and P&G in IC tomorrow’s digital innovation competition

Small businesses are being offered the chance to work with some of the country’s biggest brands, including Argos and Procter & Gamble, through a new digital innovation competition run by IC tomorrow, part of the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy

14/01/2014 | Digital advertising, Manufacturer news, Retail News, Retail Technology, Retailer News, Services Time | Read More

Never been a better time to start a small business, says Ingenious Britain

One of the UK’s leading small business advice hubs says Britain’s entrepreneurial culture has developed faster than ever this year meaning there has never been a better time to start your own business. Ingenious Britain says recent research, which has shown

02/01/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Why it works: WorldPay Zinc recognises changing attitudes to payment for SMEs

Why it works: WorldPay Zinc recognises changing attitudes to payment for SMEs

Geraldine Wilson, managing director of WorldPay Zinc, explains how the new WorldPay Zinc mobile card acceptance service is helping small businesses and sole traders to boost income, and the opportunity this emerging product area presents to a wide variety of

07/10/2013 | Opinion Time, Why it works | Read More

New shipping company, Shippo, aims to offer affordable sea fright for SMEs

A new shipping company claims it is on track to have a positive impact on small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the UK. As more and more people come to rely on an income made online, and a growing number of

22/08/2013 | Retail News | Read More

Easy navigation is top priority for online shoppers, new research finds

Online retailers that don’t get the basics of site navigation and providing full product information right risk losing customers, according to research from SellerDeck (www.sellerdeck.co.uk), a leading UK provider of ecommerce solutions to SMEs. Easy navigation and detailed product information

17/10/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More
SMEs move to online marketplaces to drive future growth, finds GS1 UK

SMEs move to online marketplaces to drive future growth, finds GS1 UK

A growing UK internet economy has boosted the membership of the supply chain standards and solutions organisation, GS1 UK to over 25,000. GS1 UK said its members include retailers of all sizes, from small start-ups to the likes of Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Rakuten’s

22/06/2012 | Online retailers, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Retailers impacted by late payment of trade invoices, new research report finds

Late payment of trade invoices is threatening the profits, growth and even survival prospects of small firms but few use formal procedures to tackle the problem, according to findings of a research report by the commercial credit referencing agency Graydon UK,

04/06/2012 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Streamline opens up tourist spend to SMEs via Discover and Diners Club cards

Streamline, part of the WorldPay group, and the largest provider of card payment processing in the UK and Europe, has given small and medium sized businesses in the UK improved access to the spending power of the large number of

28/03/2012 | Retail equipment, Retail News, Retail Technology, Services Time | Read More

UKTI: Chancellor’s Autumn Statement will get UK firms exporting

Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement announcement of £45m for UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) will help get UK firms exporting, according to its chief executive Nick Baird. Some £10m of these funds will be used to target an extra 500

01/12/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
SMEs urged to get in shape by ex-Dragon and costs advisor

SMEs urged to get in shape by ex-Dragon and costs advisor

Small businesses are carrying a spare tyre of costs as they struggle to find time to control overheads, according to research from business saving advisor, Make It Cheaper. While some 63% of businesses owners describe their cost base as lean,

23/08/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
SMEs need help on cash flow after riots, says finance firm

SMEs need help on cash flow after riots, says finance firm

Tracy Ewen, managing director at independent commercial finance provider, IGF, argues small businesses need advice on accessing the government’s £20m relief fund set up to help businesses get up and running again after the recent riots in the UK “Isn’t

17/08/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Retail SMEs confident about future prospects, finds HiFX survey

Confidence levels among small retail businesses remains strong, despite two years of global economic uncertainty, according to a survey by foreign currency specialist HiFX. It found many businesses are feeling optimistic about the prospects for the year ahead.  However, despite

15/08/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Data security can win customer loyalty, claims Mako Networks boss

Data security can win customer loyalty, claims Mako Networks boss

Bill Farmer, CEO of Mako Networks, the network security specialist, says retailers can increase consumer loyalty and sales by protecting their customers’ data In this tough economic situation, everyone is fighting to win consumer interest. Competition is high between retailers,

23/05/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Retail SMEs hit by foreign exchange volatility, finds new report

Half of all small retail businesses were negatively affected by foreign currency moves in 2010, according to a new report by foreign currency specialists HiFX. And, nearly two thirds (64%) of all retail SMEs cite the strength of sterling as

16/03/2011 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Most SMEs think dismissing an employee by e-mail is not on

Most SMEs think dismissing an employee by e-mail is not on

New online research from YouGov’s SME Omnibus survey reveals 98% of senior decision makers in small to medium business enterprises (SMEs) believe face-to-face to be one of the most acceptable ways to inform an employee they are losing their job.

09/03/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
SME retailers don’t prioritise planning, finds study

SME retailers don’t prioritise planning, finds study

British retailers may still be living in the short term, focusing on sales rather than strategy, according to new research. The FileMaker Insight Awareness Report, published today, shows UK retailers are more interested in gaining insight that aids customer service

01/03/2011 | Data Time, Reports | Read More
LG Electronics widens distribution of digital signage solution

LG Electronics widens distribution of digital signage solution

LG Electronics has opened up the distribution of its new digital signage solution to its complete range of business-to-business re-sellers across the UK. The product was initially available exclusively through Middlesex-based AV trade distributor, Medium. According to LG Electronics, the

08/12/2010 | Retail Technology, Services Time | Read More
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