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BizHelp24 Edition No. 164
Thursday 5th October 2006

All the news and crucial business information and intelligence you need.  The small business news articles for this edition can be viewed below. To view the small business news articles from previous months, please click on the archive pages further down the page.

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BizHelp24 News 164 - Small Business News
 

The Number One Invoice Finance Company for Small Businesses
Using Invoice Finance to Benefit Your Cashflow.

Invoice finance is a quick and low cost way of improving the cashflow of your business. Here is a guide to what factoring and invoice discounting can do for your business.

 
  As a small business owner, you will know that it can be difficult keeping up with all legal issues and legislation. Sadly many smaller businesses are leaving themselves open to employment tribunals through misunderstanding common legislation. Business consultancy firm Croner has compiled a list of the five most common myths about employment legislation from the calls to their Business Support Helpline...

 
Unfair Banking Charges:
Get Help to Recover Them
 

Both small businesses and consumers know that banks, credit card providers and other financial institutions are very keen on dishing out charges when you go overdrawn or are late paying by a couple of days. Now however, consumers and businesses can get some help in dealing with these charges. Problems often start when an unexpected difficulty (such as a bounced cheque from a customer) makes your account overdrawn...

 
Small Businesses Fail to
Capitalise on Blogging
  Small businesses understand the many potential benefits of running a blog, yet only 3% are actually planning to start one. Despite being a cheap and simple way of improving your business communications and attracting more customers, the vast majority of SME’s seem happy to ignore them. In a survey by Fasthosts, almost half of those questioned said that they would use a blog to drive website traffic, with the aim of increasing customers; despite only a tiny number actually intending to do so.

 
Age Discrimination Confusion:
Freelancers in Demand
  If you are unsure about how to meet the new age discrimination legislation, you are by no means alone. Confusion and concerns about the new age discrimination legislation are leading more small businesses to look for freelance services. This is mainly down to uncertainty over the wide reaching legislation that came into force on October 1st; businesses are unsure whether their practices are within the law.

A guide to the new legislation will be appearing on BizHelp24’s Employment and Personal Development portal next week.

 
Are You Coping With New Legislation?
  If you were not prepared for the three big pieces of legislation that came into force on Sunday 1st October then you need to take action now. Almost all small business are affected by at least one of the changes, and most are affected by all three. The three big pieces of legislation that are now in force are...

 

Free Small Business Tools
from BizHelp24
  Running a small business is never easy; keeping on top of all the different areas of importance can be a challenge for even the most energetic entrepreneur. The good news is that we can offer some help with our free BizStart24 software for PC's. BizStart24 features over 40 letters and forms to make the running of your business quicker and easier.

 

Newsletter Archive
Archive: Oct to Dec 2006
 

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