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A new qualification for "digital plumbers" is to help train people to become bona fide "home network" fixers.
The Home Technology Integration skills course,
previously only available in the US, is designed to train people to set
up and fix digital home networks. |
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It
was revealed today that card fraud increased by 20 per cent in 2004 to
£505m with cardholder-not-present (CNP) fraud - where goods are
purchased over the phone, via mail-order, or over the internet -
increasing by 24 per cent to £150m.
Reacting to the figures, the FSB is
arguing that credit card companies, rather than retailers, should pick
up the bill for CNP fraud. |
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FSB National Chairman Carol Undy gave the following reaction to Gordon Brown's ninth budget speech:
On regulatory enforcement:
"The Hampton report is encouraging.
There are currently over 300 different kinds of inspections carrying a
right of entry into business premises and the whole army of inspectors
desperately needs to be rationalised."
"Every single inspection interrupts
day-to-day business. Hardworking business owners must be able to
concentrate on what they are good at - job creation and wealth
generation. We urged Philip Hampton to work towards a single
general-purpose inspector. His recommendation to merge 35
inspectorates into 9 is an important start." |
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Menzies Chartered Accountants (www.menzies.co.uk), one of the
South-East‘s leading accountancy firms, are warning employers that they
could soon see a change in the law that will mean they will no longer
be able to reclaim the VAT on the petrol expenses of their employees.
For
some businesses, particularly those running a fleet of vehicles or
employing sales staff that are constantly on the road, this can mean an
increase to company expenditure. This is especially true if one looks
beyond the decision itself to its far reaching effects |
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Proposals to save businesses £250million a year - including £100million
to small business - and update company law were published today by
Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
Company
law will be substantially changed to make it easier to understand and
more flexible - especially for small businesses. The plans would help
keep the regulatory burden to a minimum, and promote shareholder
engagement and a long-term investment culture. |
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A small home-based computer game company which has just four workers spread across
both sides of the Atlantic has been nominated for the industry's
equivalent of an Oscar.
Epsom-based Slitherine is hoping its latest title, Legion Arena,
will pick up an award at the Independent Games Festival in San
Franscisco next Wednesday, last year the firm scooped the visual arts award with its game,
Spartan. |
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The popular auction website eBay has
launched a new service making it easier for small businesses to trade
online.
Until now, it has only been possible
for an individual to register with the site, but under the new scheme
small firms can register an account in their company name, using
business payment details in order to sell their products. |
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Working from Home is fast becoming a reality whether you work for a huge multi-national corporation or if you are simply looking to start a small business from home. The Work from Home Network's purpose is to help you take that jump from the 9-5 drudgery of communting and office politics to the relaxed and comfortable alternative of working from home. Beware though, to work from home is not as easy as it first seems, however we are here to help you through the process and hopefully make some new contacts along the way. |
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