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Business Technology

This section introduces a variety of guides and tips around business technology solutions for UK small businesses.

Five ways new businesses can benefit from Artificial Intelligence

With technology becoming more and more advanced in modern businesses, companies need to catch up with the trends. Here are five ways Artificial Intelligence can benefit your business

Business Technology

Business Technology

Transparency key to making consumers happy with data sharing

In the run-up to GDPR, new research from the DMA and Acxiom shows that people are increasing happy about the data sharing, but transparency is the key to taking this to the next level.

Business Technology

UK’s top data centre hotspots for small businesses revealed

According to the 2017 collocation report, the UK is becoming the go-to location for data centres in Europe, with London leading as the most popular data centre hotspot in the country. We go through the top ten hotspot locations.

Business Technology

Create an ‘innovation culture’ and turbocharge R&D results

In this piece, we talk about how businesses can improve the way they go about innovation and R&D to improve success rates and returns on investment.

Business Technology

Bitcoin boom: British businesses spreading cryptocurrency risk

More than half of companies with a ready stock of Bitcoin have sold off some of their supply to profit from soaring valuations in the cryptocurrency market.

Business Technology

Three ways to improve your company’s innovation performance

Here, Ultimaker chief technology officer and co-founder, Siert Wijnia, outlines exactly how businesses can improve their innovation performance.

Business Technology

Five common social engineering attacks and small businesses

Here, Ryan Weeks of Datto explores the five most common social engineering scams and what SMEs can do to minimise the risk of employees falling victim.

Business Technology

GDPR compliance: An explanation for SMEs

With businesses across the country scrambling to get their heads around GDPR regulations coming in on May 25th, we take a look at a simple guide to achieve compliance.

Business Technology

Five common social engineering attacks and small businesses

Here, Ryan Weeks of Datto explores the five most common social engineering scams and what SMEs can do to minimise the risk of employees falling victim.

Business Technology

GDPR compliance: An explanation for SMEs

With businesses across the country scrambling to get their heads around GDPR regulations coming in on May 25th, we take a look at a simple guide to achieve compliance.

Business Technology

Six tech trends you need to know about in 2018

Here, Yemi Olagbaiye, head of client services, Softwire, provides a run-down of six tech trends everyone will know about this year.

Business Technology

How technology is set to change the face of job hunting

The times of lengthy and complicated recruitment drives are long gone thanks to increasingly sophisticated online options, argues Elaine Lewis of jobmagnet.

Business Technology

Solving the skills gap: Cultivating the future data analyst employee

We have all read about the dreaded IT skills gap that threatens to stifle innovation and growth. Recent research shows that children are now more likely to want to work in social media than traditional careers, leading to further concerns of shortages in STEM careers.

Business Technology

Small business fraud: Why you could be the victim

Seemingly unsophisticated phishing scams have now evolved to a much more dangerous level of highly sophisticated fraud. Here, Gary Kearns of Vocalink reveals why the threat is not to be ignored.

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.

Business Technology

Friendly guide – top tips for small businesses switching to VoIP

With the landline shutdown coming fast, there’s never been a better time to switch to VoIP. Don’t let your small business be left behind!

Export & Import

Avoid delays with exports and imports

Many factors can affect products’ journeys from A to B. Here are some tips for best practice for successful shipping in the modern world