May 2008
The golden rule of blogging: play a straight bat (30 May 2008)
If you are blogging on behalf of business, don't pretend to be anyone else - it could land you in court.
Brits favour the casual look for work (29 May 2008)
What do you think is acceptable work-wear? For most employees, it's smart casual - and not a suit in sight
Keep your website legal and accessible to all (28 May 2008)
Legally all online businesses must make their websites accessible to everyone, however with times (and budgets) tight making sure your website is accessibility friendly can be the last thing on your mind.
Stop travelling and start sharing (27 May 2008)
Web conferencing and collaboration (sharing) tools are now becoming the norm
Keep in touch with your customers (23 May 2008)
In order to keep our Tradespacers up to date with what we're up to and offer up our thoughts for discussion, we've set-up our own Tradespace blog.
Microsoft's solution to Google: cold, hard cash (23 May 2008)
Microsoft's new "cashback" service offers customers money back on purchases via search
After every downturn comes an upturn (21 May 2008)
A new report suggests the US may be coming out of its downturn earlier than expected
The email-free customers (20 May 2008)
A large minority of US customers don't even have email. How do you reach them?
Educate your staff to save money (19 May 2008)
Saving money doesn't have to mean changing your technology, a bit of education can go a long way too - well at least if energy consumption is on the cards.
Three ways to do well in a downturn (16 May 2008)
With the UK facing a downturn, how can small businesses survive?
Should you grant flexible working to your employees? (15 May 2008)
With the government announcing plans to extend flexible working, you need to know your rights.
The suite smell of success (15 May 2008)
BT Customer Manager could save you time and energy by managing and sharing business and customer information to help you gain a competitive advantage in today's market.
Public sector contracts now available to all (13 May 2008)
As the Olympics gears up and more contracts are offered to small and medium sized businesses, it's now the turn of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) to open up more contract possibilities.
Ten tips for small business PR (12 May 2008)
Think you need an expensive agency to do some simple PR? Think again - you can do it yourself
Location awareness - the next big thing in mobile Internet ( 9 May 2008)
You're walking along the street at lunch time when your phone alerts you - a friend is nearby eating lunch, and is open to having some company.
You won't find old dirty desk in the NHS ( 8 May 2008)
The NHS are now taking things into their own hands and introducing 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards in hospitals across England.
Add some content to your site for better business ( 7 May 2008)
Most company web sites are pretty plain. They contain information about the company itself, its services, a price list, and not much else.
Being always on wins the business ( 6 May 2008)
Having your email with you everywhere doesn't have to mean constant interruption.
Oi dirty desk - you're a health hazard ( 2 May 2008)
You're sat at your desk, munching on your breakfast, lunch and even a few snacks in between. It's great for convenience, but what about when you're finished?
Government must 'shun quick business fixes' ( 1 May 2008)
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce has criticised the Government's favour of short-term solutions, using immigrant employees to fill vacancies rather than train and develop existing and future workforces.
