Small businesses everywhere know the costs of processing card transactions, even driving many to pass the costs onto their customers by charging extra or only accepting cards for transactions over a certain amount. But 80% could be paying over the odds...
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80% of small businesses are paying too much for card transactions
Posted by bOnline under FinanceFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4391 days ago
Town Turns to Crowdfunding to Pay for Free Wi-Fi Scheme
Posted by bOnline under FinanceFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4391 days ago
Would free wi-fi draw you into a business? How about a town? This town has asked its residents and local businesses to chip in towards free wi-fi for visitors...
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Starbucks' Tax Tricks are Killing Small Businesses
Posted by bOnline under TaxesFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4392 days ago
Over the last few months, controversy has slowly been building around the amount of tax paid by large corporations operating in the UK. As taxpayers, we all feel a little cheated by some of our favourite household names. But I can’t help but think that, yet again, it’s the small businesses that are
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Happy Global Entrepreneurship Week! How Will You Get Involved?
Posted by bOnline under StartupsFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4394 days ago
Global Entrepreneurship Week starts today, with thousands of events taking place across the world. Will you be handing out advice or asking for it? Find out more about the campaign here.
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Oops... a fail from Mitt Romney as his pre-prepared 'victory' website goes live:
Posted by bOnline under Online MarketingFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4397 days ago
It's not been a good week for Mitt Romney. After losing out to Barack Obama in the US Presidential race, you would think he'd want to quietly step out of the limelight. But he suffered an embarrassment after his pre-prepared 'victory' website went live. Details here.
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"What IS that? Turn it off!" ... Why nobody likes autoplay music on your site
Posted by bOnline under Online MarketingFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4397 days ago
A website can provide a full multimedia experience to your visitors - text, audio and video can all be included and all have their benefits. Some even automatically play sounds when a visitor lands on the page. Here's why this is a big mistake...
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Small Businesses Plan to Take on 450,000 New Staff
Posted by bOnline under StartupsFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4397 days ago
A new study shows that small businesses in the UK are aiming high by planning to take on 450,000 new staff... but are still pessimistic about what the future holds.
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Loan Costs on the Rise for Small Businesses
Posted by bOnline under FinanceFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4398 days ago
Despite new schemes intended to get better funding for businesses, small businesses are finding loans even more costly than before, according to a new report. But it seems big businesses are getting off lightly when it comes to borrowing money.
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Small Business News Roundup October 31-November 7
Posted by bOnline under NewsFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4399 days ago
We've handpicked the top stories from the last seven days that could have an impact on your small business. Read the roundup here.
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Is Dragon's Den Damaging the Future of Business?
Posted by bOnline under Raising CapitalFrom http://blog.bonline.com 4400 days ago
Entrepreneurs are more firmly in the spotlight than they have ever been thanks to TV shows such as Dragons’ Den, which is currently back on our screens. Entertaining as it may be, our CEO worries that the show could actually be damaging to young entrepreneurs of the future, and the digital industry
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