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The region’s broadband isn’t up to speed, says FSB
The Federation of Small businesses (FSB) is calling for the new government to adopt much more ambitious targets for rolling out high speed broadband for businesses. Whilst it is clear that the residential market may be seeing the benefits of high speed broadband, this is often not the case for the local business community
First global Twitter conference for research
22 - 24 April 2015
EMLYON Business School, France
EMLYON Business School is organising the first global conference for research conducted via Twitter.
Worlds Most Luxurious Kennel! £20k architect designed 'dream doghouse' unveiled for Crufts
Samsung Electronics have provided a tantalising glimpse of the future for tech-savvy pampered pooches by unveiling an architect-designed Dream Doghouse which represents the ultimate in canine luxury.
Research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that despite 60% of small firms using cloud computing services, 38% remain sceptical about the benefits of the technology in the face of perceived risks.
Digital fibre brings employee recognition into the limelight
A cloud-based employee recognition tool called Inspire Recognition, built by Hertfordshire-based tech company Digital Fibre, has launched today after four years in development.
Ultrasonic Glove that allows blind people to sense their distance from objects wins award
A prototype of a glove that alerts blind people of the proximity of objects has won first prize in the inaugural Entrepreneurship and Business Competition run by Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)at The University of Nottingham NUBSand Engineers in Business Fellowship (EIBF)
The Government has announced today that superfast broadband is reaching more than 1 million across homes and businesses in the UK. In Hertfordshire thousands of homes and businesses can benefit from faster internet speeds, thanks to the Connected Counties programme.
New research suggests that currently only one in eight businesses utilise a blog as part of a wider sales and marketing strategy, whilst only 4% plan to implement one in the next 12 months.
5 Reasons to get on Google+ for your business
Google+ has been reported as being the next big thing by a number of people, but a lot of business managers still fail to understand how it would help their business and haven't the time or inclination to learn yet another new social network or marketing platform. Here are 5 reasons why you should consider Google+ as marketing, relationship management and networking tool