If you take credit card payments, please note we have been made aware of brute force attacks targeting merchants. These attacks target a merchant’s retail terminals or its website’s online payment system, and typically begin with the criminal using malware…

From 1 October 2013 the National Minimum Wage is increasing. The new rates are as follows: workers aged 21 and over  – £6.31 per hour; workers aged 18 – 20 inclusive  – £5.03 per hour; workers aged 16 and 17…

There can be significant benefits to outsourcing IT, and by using technology like Cloud computing, more smaller companies are now able to outsource their IT services and software. It’s is cheaper and more flexible as you Pay As You Go,…

A client had been reading the media coverage of “zero hours contracts” but wasn’t sure if she should introduce them because she wasn’t sure of the pros and cons of doing so. Zero hours contracts are usually for staff on…

A client overheard some of his employees talking about “discrimination by association”. He hadn’t heard of it before and wasn’t even sure if it even existed. Well, it does exist in law and is designed to protect employees against discrimination…

In the absence of traditional bank based funding, crowdfunding has been growing as a serious alternative way of gaining finance and expertise to setup and grow your business. Here we look at what you should know before launching your crowdfunding…

Starting out on your own is a big move and a very exciting time in your life, there is a lot to consider and it can be daunting and somewhat overwhelming. Many mistakes can be made that will undermine or…

Anyone running a seasonal business knows how difficult it is in this country particularly if you are relying on some decent weather to get people spending their money. With summer taking an age to finally arrive this year and the…

The key to reading a phone bill is taking notice of the detail. Reading that bill correctly can save you and your business money, in many cases hundreds or even thousands of pounds every year. So here are a few…

For most companies these days’ data is one of the most valuable parts of a business and if it’s lost or compromised, then quite simply there is no business left. Online security continues to be a regular topic in the…