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Mobiles use up, landlines down
Calls from mobile phones now account for more than a third of the total amount of time spent on the phone, according to a report by communications watchdog Ofcom.... more

Roaming cap plus for SMEs
Small businesses will benefit enormously from today’s decision by the European Parliament to cap 'roaming' charges for making and receiving mobile calls across the EU.... more

Free online help for start-ups
A new government-funded service designed to help start-ups succeed has launched.... more

Government urged to help SMEs
Three-quarters of small companies think the government could do more to help them, according to a study to mark the start of National Small Business Week.... more

FPB: Brown ignoring small firms
The Forum of Private Business has criticised Gordon Brown for failing to include representatives from the small business community on his first meeting of his new ‘business council’.... more

Entrepreneurs put off starting up
Almost half of UK adults have thought of setting up their own business but one in two are too scared of failure to do anything about it, a survey by Orange Business Services has claimed.... more

One in four wants own firm
A quarter of people would like to start their own business and almost a third (30%) would like to embark on a different career, a survey by Bradford & Bingley found.... more

Firms must improve interview standards to lure staff
Small and medium sized firms must improve their interview standards if they are to recruit the staff they so badly need to develop and grow their business.... more

Firms urged to use own site to hire
Small firms are being urged to use their own company website to recruit new staff.... more

Health and saftey 'stops hiring'
Small business owners are being prevented from taking on more staff due to the health and safety restrictions that are being imposed on them, the Federation of Small Businesses has warned.... more

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