Business

Web training launched as study finds one fifth of small businesses still without website

13-Sep-2010 By Rachel Johnson

Owners of small restaurants across Britain are being invited to a series of free events which will explain how to make the internet work for them

How to turn a single outlet into a chain: Property

27-Jul-2010 By Chris Druce

If you have funding in place to grow your single restaurant, pub or hotel into a chain, the current economic uncertainty presents an opportunity to gain a foothold in the property market and start along the road to building your empire.

Restaurants urged to make tipping policy more transparent

03-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

A campaign launched by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is urging restaurants to make their tipping policy more transparent

How EPoS is working in restaurants, hotels and pubs

23-Feb-2010 By Emma Eversham

Ideal matches: Pizza Express, New Forest Hotels and The Glow lounge tell us about their perfect EPoS systems.

Absorb the VAT increase, consumers tell businesses

29-Jan-2010 By Becky Paskin

Almost half of British consumers think businesses should continue to absorb the 2.5 per cent VAT increase throughout 2010, as many intend to cut back on spending this year

Give small firms employee training help says FPB

07-Dec-2009 By Emma Eversham

The Forum of Private Business is urging the government to give help to small firms in employment and training after 22 per cent of bosses said they were forced to provide staff with basic skills training themselves because of a lack of external providers.