business-brokers.co.uk - site http://www.business-brokers.co.uk en-us Fri, 9 May 2008 13:14:50 +0100 Over 11 episodes Tre had succeeded at tasks including selling sexy photographs of fish and designing products for dogs, but on Week 11 he failed the most basic rule of job interviews and was fired from the programme. In reality, as well as on realit... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/07/105.htm The Securities and Exchange Commission will propose dropping a requirement that companies using International Financial Reporting Standards must go through the extra effort and expense of refiling them with the regulator in conformity with Gaap. In Ap... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/07/106.htm As David Carter explained it, business intelligence takes the multitude of transactions generated by an organisation, and summarises them into monthly totals that can be delivered on screen to help managers get an immediate view of business performance. ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/06/103.htm 13 June - One of the benefits discussed with the client before switching to VoIP was the ability to cope much more easily with office layout changes. This week, they decided to put that to the test. Like many SMEs with space constraints, new staff or c... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/06/104.htm Remote working will mean different things to different people. “Remote” can mean accessing data from practically anywhere in the world. It could also be simply taking data from the main office systems onto a laptop and working on it at another office ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/06/102.htm UK businesses are wasting over 20 hours a month solving IT problems, spending around £5000 a year trying to fix them, research from BT has found. A third of companies suffer from technology malfunctions every day, it said, while two thirds say they h... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/05/99.htm Mr. Brown finally bowed to the entreaties of the business community and reduced the main rate of corporation tax from 30% to 28% on profits in excess of £1.5 million as of April 2008. The Chancellor also increased the small companies’ rate (on pr... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/05/100.htm 31 May 2007 Last day to issue 2006/07 P60s to employees 31 May 2007 Filing date for corporation tax return form ct600 for period ended 30 may 2006 1 June 2007 Due date for payment of corporation tax for period ended 31 August 2006 30 June 2007... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2007/05/101.htm This page provides a background to ISO 9000 (specifically ISO 9001:2000 certification), and the benefits for your business. What is ISO 9001:2000 ISO 9001:2000 is the internationally recognised standard for an organisation’s Quality Management. Th... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/02/98.htm The Certified Practitioner (CP) gold award is a further example of the BABS work. Originally developed for the Government’s business support agencies in the early 1990's, the CP award certifies the credentials of professional consultants and trainer... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/02/96.htm Seven benefits of upgrading their financial management systems such as: *operations that are more streamlined *a better linkage between project management and financial reporting *better management of internal and external resources *better and m... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/02/97.htm This week, I'd like to make the case for designating recovery of the payroll function as your "tier zero" or highest-priority item on your disaster recovery list. Why? Payroll is typically the biggest single expense for publicly traded compan... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/95.htm If you step back for a moment from the specifics of Sarbanes Oxley (fondly also known as Sarbox or just SOX) and look at the big picture, the goal of the law is financial transparency. Financial transparency is the exact opposite of what Enron, Worldcom a... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/93.htm The former vice chairman of Wal-Mart Stores, Thomas M. Coughlin, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges that he defrauded the company of at least $350,000, people close to the negotiations said yesterday. Mr. Coughlin, once the retailer's No. 2... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/94.htm · What is COBIT ™? COBIT ™ stands for 'Control Objectives for Information and related Technology'. It is basically an 'open' standard for IT security and control practices. · Who created it? The IT Governance Institute. · What spe... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/90.htm Putting the right systems in place to deal with all forms of legislation and regulation is the key to dealing with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW). Stephen Ashton, director of global IT busines... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/91.htm Sarbanes-Oxley Brings Business Benefits Outside the USA Just as the mists were starting to clear for C-Level executives, a torrent of SOX is heading Europe's way. It can certainly be argued that Euro-CIOs should already be aware of Sarbanes-Oxley, but... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/92.htm · When did the Sarbanes-Oxley Act come into law? July 30th 2002 · Are there any deadlines? Yes there are. Most public companies must meet the mandates for any end of year financial statements filed after June 15th 2004. For smaller and foreign c... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/88.htm The complex and copious amounts of data stored on corporate networks after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may be creating greater opportunities for fraud, analysts said. That's even though the law was a reaction to the corporate misdeeds that... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2006/01/89.htm SEC: Scale back Sarbanes-Oxley Panel advises exempting smaller firms from internal rule SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The reach of the antifraud Sarbanes-Oxley Act should be scaled back and the smallest public companies should be exempt from one of... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/12/85.htm Coalition of Biotech, High-Tech Industries Seeks to Protect Small Businesses Through Sarbanes-Oxley Regulatory Reform The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and a coalition of biotechnology, healthcare technology, high-technology and venture cap... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/12/86.htm Peregrine Systems(R) and Protiviti to Participate in InformationWeek TechWebCast on Sarbanes-Oxley and the Role of IT Asset Management Peregrine Systems®, Inc. (OTC: PRGN - News), a leading provider of IT asset and service management software, and Pro... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/12/87.htm Secure Blue's Unique Sarbanes-Oxley and Internal Security Software Suite, Developed Specifically for Small and Medium Cap Businesses, Pays for Itself Within a Few Months CELEBRATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2005-- IBSG International, Inc., (t... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/12/83.htm The tools listed below Sarbanes-Oxley are displayed on this site with a link back to the vendor organisation. ABC ABC (Accounting, Budget and Cost) is a centralized financial management system, providing general ledger, budget, cost allocation and ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/12/84.htm Sage completes MMS product migration The star turn on the first day of the Sage Vision event in Edinburgh this week was the launch of Sage MMS version 3, a full ERP suite now running on Microsoft's SQL Server database. After nearly three years of d... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/11/82.htm Sage will be shortly be shipping another upgrade to Line 50. David Carter offers a preview of the new features in the forthcoming version 12 Sage has got into the habit of introducing new versions of Line 50 on a yearly basis. And the upgrades are not ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/09/81.htm Senior finance directors have turned on new international financial reporting standards, accusing them of rendering accounts less relevant and comprehensible. Jon Symonds, chairman of the Hundred Group of finance directors and CFO of AstraZeneca, said ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/08/80.htm Technology often hinders rather than helps executive decision-making by providing solutions that are either too difficult to use or that fail to deliver the information managers need most, according to an Economist Intelligence Unit survey. "Infor... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/79.htm ‘Strategy workshops’ or ‘away days’ have become common place, but the findings of a new survey raise questions for UK organisations about how much real value they deliver. Despite the expense and time spent on strategy workshops by senior mana... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/78.htm By the time Zoe Tyndall arrived at YO! Sushi as FD in 2001, the company was approaching financial meltdown. “It was a true entrepreneurial company,�? says Tyndall. “It was all about brand and customers, but there was very little emphasis on financial... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/77.htm World markets have swung from high to low and back again UK and European shares rebounded on Friday, erasing the previous day's losses caused by bomb attacks in London that killed at least 50 people. London's FTSE 100 added 73.9 points, or 1.4%, to 5,... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/73.htm Plans for a new body to protect consumers, give advice to businesses and cut red tape were unveiled by Consumer Minister Gerry Sutcliffe today. The Consumer and Trading Standards Agency (CTSA) will: * protect consumers and business from unscrupulo... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/74.htm The number of workplaces offering staff the opportunity to work flexibly has almost doubled in the last six years, according to the initial report on a comprehensive survey sponsored by Acas and the DTI, published today. The findings are based on inter... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/75.htm The proliferation of mobile devices is making it harder for companies to stop employees using illegal or counterfeit software. A survey by NOP on behalf of the Business Software Alliance (BSA), found that 55% of 500 UK business managers said mobile an... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/76.htm Does your IT budget give value for money or add to the value of the business? Asking the IT department can often leave you none the wiser. Nevertheless it is important to understand the value that your current infrastructure delivers to the company an... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/72.htm Only half of the UK's small businesses are using software to manage their accounts and a similar number are not confident they are completely in control of their finances, according to software house MYOB. The smaller the firm, the less likely it is to... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/07/71.htm WASHINGTON, Jun 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The two heavyweight fighters of the online world, Google and Yahoo, remain locked in a titanic battle for supremacy, with each dominant in their key areas, according to a new survey from ChangeWave Research. ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/67.htm Broadband looks set to overtake dial-up as the connection of choice for much of the UK. Recent figures released by the Office of National Statistics show broadband connectivity increased to 49.2% as of April 2005, up from 28.5% a year earlier, with di... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/68.htm E-retail sales reached a new all-time high in May, as the sector's growth continued to accelerate to its fastest rate of increase in eight months. Online shopping growth outstripped that of the High Street by a factor of 40 in May, despite widespread ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/69.htm Six out of 10 small business owners interviewed by a financial software house said they weren’t interested in the extra functions new software upgrades offer and a third said they would prefer to stick with the versions they had already mastered. Dis... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/70.htm Retail sales in the UK in May fell 2.4% on a like-for-like basis, and rose by 1.4% on a total basis, compared with a year ago. The three-month trend rate of growth fell in May to -1.5% from -0.9% in April for like-for-like sales, and to 2.1% from 2.6%... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/65.htm 7 June 2005 - Exactly half of SMEs in the UK believe that recent changes to employment legislation, with regards to maternity, paternity and disability rights, have resulted in additional costs in the day-to-day running of their business. This is the ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/66.htm British business loses an estimated 4.9 million days to employee absenteeism through work-related back conditions each year, with each affected employee taking an average of 19 days off work, according to the latest figures from the 2003/4 Labour Force Su... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/63.htm Business leaders play the most important role of all in the creation of new products and services. This is the key finding of a new report entitled Leadership for Innovation, published by the Advanced Institute of Management Research and supported by ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/64.htm Russell Brown, a Solicitor specialising in employment law at Manchester law firm Glaisyers highlights some of the issues employers should consider when managing and disciplining their workforce. Whilst aggressive leadership is a widely accepted route ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/61.htm Issued by the Payment Systems Task Force, chaired by the Office of Fair Trading 94/05 24 May 2005 Agreement to reduce clearing times on electronic payments between banks following telephone or internet instructions from customers, as well as standin... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/06/62.htm Thousands of companies have left their core data vulnerable to unauthorised access through badly designed websites. With the assistance of Bawden Quinn's Stewart Twynham, it took little more than 20 minutes to crack a typical site. According to Twy... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/05/60.htm Geoff and Diana Jones of Artic Systems have lost their husband and wife tax case at the High Court. This means that the settlements legislation will apply to dividends received by Diana Jones and deem them to be her husband's income taxable at his marg... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/05/59.htm Fans of BBC2’s 'The Apprentice' will recall the infamous venison soup episode when nice but miserable looking Ben was fired for failing to set a budget for his team’s task. From the back seat of his taxi ride to the station, he admitted glumly tha... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/05/57.htm New efforts to tackle workplace absence have received much press over the last year, particularly those attempting to woo workers back to the workplace with opportunities to win cars and free holidays. British Airways, Tesco and the Royal Mail have all... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/05/58.htm On line retailers must ensure that they have secured their website against security breaches and make sure customer's data is safe by 30th June. To ensure retailers comply with the new security rules they will be checked quarterly and certified annualy... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/55.htm Website integrity is often overlooked by companies - but that's not the case for hackers, warns security expert Stewart Twynham of Bawden Quinn. With new rules due for online shops, he begins a three-part series on the whys and hows of web security. ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/56.htm Five hundred workers at Jersey's General Hospital have been overpaid their wages by thousands of pounds. Because of errors with a new computer system, they have each been paid 100 times more than they should have been. It meant instead of a total ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/54.htm The SANS Institute is warning of an increased threat to users from Trojan remote access programs installed by web links to emailed greetings messages, such as postcards. The SANS Institute said it was monitoring increased use of such scams by hackers l... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/53.htm Businesses are facing direct losses to computer criminals of at least £2.4bn a year, research to be published today by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit will reveal. The volume of computer crime has increased over the past 12 months, with nearly 90%, of... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/52.htm Inadequate reports have been a source of complaints ever since accounting packages were invented. Now at last a solution may be on the horizon. David Carter discusses the issues and finds that all roads lead to Microsoft. Management reporting tools... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/51.htm While two-thirds of employers consider skills development to be a high priority within their organisations one-third do not provide any formal training for their staff, a study of 13,000 UK companies has found. The research, released to coincide with t... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/50.htm It’s official, London is the most stressful place to work in Britain while Manchester is the least stressful. A survey conducted by Peninsula employment law firm reveals that when asked ‘are you often stressed at work?’ 78% of Londoners admit the... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/49.htm Changes have been made to the way in which employers have to check that the people they employ are legally permitted to work in the UK. The new rules are intended to make it harder for people to work illegally while simplifying the procedure for employ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/45.htm Absenteesism costs £500 per person per year based on a 3% absence rate. This equals seven days lost productivity for each person. A firm employing a thousand people on a 3.5% absence is loosing £600,000 if they sick day from day one. This equates to ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/46.htm The majority of UK business people (61%) believe that making mistakes is the most effective way to improve their management skills and see Richard Branson as a role model, according to findings from an online poll by DTI’s Achieving best practice in you... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/47.htm E-Commerce Champions Can Win £50,000 Mike O’Brien, Minister of State for E-Commerce has launched the seventh annual DTI/ InterForum Awards. Sponsored nationally by BT, the Awards aim to recognise and reward the innovative application of ICTs to ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/04/48.htm Companies will start asking for special treatment form the Inland Revenue if they are in financial difficulty following the leniency shown to struggling UK car company MG Rover. The company has been allowed to take a national insurance and income tax h... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/44.htm Employers can help their employess buy thier own computers at a big discount by entering the HCI scheme promoted by the DTI. Through a salary sacrifice arrangement the employer can pass on to the employee the cost of leasing the computer from the suppl... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/43.htm People solve problems, not software, argues Brian Coventry, Brian Coventry, managing director of APS UK in this Expert Guide focusing on the human issues of introducing practice technology. Modern software solutions are designed to expedite planned cha... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/42.htm Budget News for Practitioners Topics covered in this section are listed below. Investment in the film industry Road fuel gases Landfill tax increased to standard rate Business premises renovation allowance Reform of company vans re: private ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/41.htm The national minimum wage rate for adults - announced recently by the government - will increase by 4.1 per cent to £5.05 per hour, the fifth increase since its introduction in April 1999. A further rise to £5.35 will come into effect in 2006. ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/40.htm A report published today by the Chartered Management Institute reveals that UK businesses are ill-prepared to cope with disaster and disruption. The cross-sector report suggest that organisations are 'sitting ducks' and key findings include the follow... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/39.htm C&E urges businesses to join VAT flat rate scheme Only a quarter of eligible businesses in the surveying and architectural sectors have joined the VAT flat rate scheme, according to Customs & Excise. Over 25,000 businesses in... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/38.htm According to new research three quarters of office workers resolved to kick bad working habits this year in an attempt to re-energise their work life. The survey by Office Angels revealed just how bad some people's work habits really are: 1. Missin... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/35.htm A large study of stress levels in 24 occupations revealed that employees who have to hold their true feelings are most stressed. Occupations that have a high degree of emotional labour , with face to face contact such us ambulance drivers, teachers, so... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/36.htm In Britain two-thirds of registered businesses have only one employee, the owner and 80% have fewer than five employees. Most of them sell not to the general public but to other organisations. Add together these independent businesses and the self em... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/03/37.htm According to the results of a recently published survey, commercial insurance brokers think their SME clients are under-insured. Around half of the brokers who responded to an AXA Insurance survey said they believed their clients did not have enough ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/34.htm For many of us, payroll is one of those universal administration functions that we take for granted - until something goes wrong. But it is a complex and demanding discipline - and it's about to get more demanding. In May, an estimated 11,000 UK... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/33.htm The majority of errors occur in the accounting systems of companies, this trumpets that there is a “reliability problem�? with accounting packages. There is an unspoken assumption here. It is that, if an error occurs in a package, it is the packag... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/32.htm Business optimism is bouncing back from the marked declines seen last summer and autumn – but remains below the levels seen a year ago. Company performance, profitability and investment is much stronger in the service sector than in manufacturing ac... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/30.htm The amount of time sole traders spend filling out forms has fallen for the first time in five years, according to a survey. The average now is 8.4 hours a month, compared with 8.9 per cent in September 2003, a reduction of 5 per cent says the Nat We... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/31.htm The last quarter of 2004 was record for the UK management buyout (MBO) market, according to accountancy firm KPMG. Both the highest value and the highest number of deals in the last four years were recorded last year with an increase of 24% in value... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/27.htm The research found that 56% of IT managers felt under-equipped for their role. Plus, 67% of their staff recognised this skills gap among their bosses. Almost half of the staff surveyed said that their managers lacked vital communication skills and 1... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/28.htm File PAYE Online for Employers at businesslink.gov.uk ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/29.htm Suppose you need to get your hands on some cash in a hurry. A bonus payment of £8,475 gross would give £5,000 net but the company would have to pay £1,085 in employers contributions. A dividend would of £5,000 would mean that the company would ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/22.htm Getting a high return on investment is the number one reason why business angels give their backing to small firms. This is according to new research carried out by the University of Bristol and AngelBourse, an intermediary that matches investors wi... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/23.htm Companies and other organisations are urged to ignore information they receive from two firms purporting to regulate health and safety legislation. HSE has received complaints from companies across the country that have been sent requests for payment ... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/24.htm The software giant Microsoft has now admitted that the latest patches do not address a newly discovered fourth flaw. The vulnerability is present in Windows XP, and particularly affects the HTML Help ActiveX part of the operating system. Microsoft h... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/25.htm A report by the US Pew Research Centre has revealed that 84% of Internet users regularly use search engines. The average user spends 43 minutes a month searching, and 87% of searchers claim the engines usually find what they are looking for. The res... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/02/26.htm The Chartered Management Institute in partnership with the DTI have published ‘Management Development Works: the evidence’, providing new evidence of the links between organisational performance and investment in Management and Leadership Development.... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/01/20.htm The W32/VBSun-A worm spreads via e-mail, tempting innocent users into clicking onto its malicious attachment by pretending to be information about how to donate to a tsunami relief effort. However, running the attached file will not only forward the v... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/01/21.htm The Inland Revenue plans to crack down on people who miss next Monday's self assessment tax-return deadline-even if their return did not reach them because it was incorrectly addressed. The Revenue sends self-assessments to 9m taxpayers, but about 500,... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/01/19.htm SOX survival tips to SMB decision makers: * Start by defining compliance tasks. Not every company has the same financial data collection and reporting needs. Get help from your auditor or an IT solution provider that is qualified and has a proven track... http://www.business-brokers.co.uk/industry_news_and_software_reviews/whats_new/2005/01/17.htm In the latest issue of the Deloitte Economic Review, our Economic Adviser, Roger Bootle, takes a look at the major issues facing the UK economy in 2005. He asks whether this will be the year when it all goes wrong. 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