Specsavers Corporate Eyecare today launches for SMEs its new Eyecare At Work website at www.specsavers.co.uk/corporate. Created as a standalone area of the main Specsavers website, the Eyecare At Work section offers support and realistic solutions that will be of particular assistance to the owners of small or start-up businesses. Benefits for small businesses The new […]
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Specsavers Corporate Eyecare Reveals Concerns for SMEs Driver Eyecare
Research into Driver Eyecare within SMEs, revealed by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare, shows that despite having concerns for employee safety, and being aware of the costs of collisions, employers are still not taking heed. The survey exposed nearly a quarter (23%) of SME employers as having concerns that some of their drivers may not have adequate […]
Over a 3rd of small businesses ‘too Busy’ to focus on growth
• SMEs who manage their time well are 20% more likely to grow • Small businesses too busy to improve time management processes • Adopting technology shown to “significantly” improve performance The value of effective time management among small and medium-sized enterprises has been highlighted for the first time in a new report – with […]
FreeAgent broadens Self Assessment filing for SMEs
Online accounting pioneer broadens its Self Assessment features for 2015 – and offers to pay £5k towards one lucky small business’s tax bill FreeAgent, the UK’s market-leader in online accounting for micro businesses and freelancers, has reinforced its commitment to making filing tax returns as easy as possible – by introducing a range of new […]
Staff autonomy leads to sales increase due to improved customer experience
The key to increased sales is providing a great customer experience, and the key to a great customer experience is staff autonomy. According to Dominic Kitchin from the Science of Buying (www.thescienceofbuying.com), the reason people don’t want to do business with organisations that aren’t customer focused is because it’s so difficult to do business with […]
More entrepreneurs seeking partnerships with large businesses
Large businesses have some benefits but also a number of downsides, as small business entrepreneurs will often eagerly point out. Now in a change from what might be expected, entrepreneurs like Martin Leuw are breaking from trend to try out limited cooperation with big corporates in novel business partnerships. Large corporates have certain advantages such […]
Cost of compliance for UK SMEs has rocketed
The Forum of Private Business stated the cost of compliance for SMEs in the UK is continuing to soar. Even though the Government has made promises to reduce the amount of money and time that businesses have to spend on compliance measures, over the past two years costs for SMEs have still increased according to […]
Cost of compliance for UK SMEs has rocketed
The Forum of Private Business stated the cost of compliance for SMEs in the UK is continuing to soar. Even though the Government has made promises to reduce the amount of money and time that businesses have to spend on compliance measures, over the past two years costs for SMEs have still increased according to […]
SMEs set to benefit from surprise £70m government grant
British small businesses will soon get an unexpected £70 million grant thanks to a new project from the government set to increase how available loans can be for companies. Three new companies will now lend to this government funding offer. They are URICA, Market Invoice and Beechbrook Capital. These will offer alternatives to usual bank […]
Cold snap causes serious problems for SMEs
Weather plays a vital role in the success of small medium enterprises, thus, a decline in profit of the small businesses happens during extreme weather condition. This is highly apparent in the recent snow problems that the country experienced, stifling already mired small business conditions. During cold weather season, heavy snow can halt the transportation […]