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I found a list of five tips for how 'not to having mind numbing office meetings'. Some of the ideas are good, but I can't get over the feeling that the writer is trying to say 'this is what a meeting is' and trying to constrain reality to meet that definition. (Browse meeting tables)
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In the news this week, Aldermore Bank has upped its small business lending to £302m - an increase of 20%. Government plans for auto-enrolment of employees in pension schemes is alarming business owners.
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When I looked up shock pens I found reviews saying they made people feel tingly. Anyone else think that might get more sixty-ish ladies hanging around your desk?
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Our offer for a free Nintendo DSi on orders of over £1299, got me thinking about Nintendo and its business practises.
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From the BBC: “A developer bricked up the front of a [Barclays] bank in Dorset in protest at the lack of credit available for small firms."
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Microsoft are trying to get people to use its search engine Bing. How? By creating a reward programme.
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The Irish Government are now under huge international pressure, as the Irish economy has shrunk for the second quarter in a row.
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Software firms in Silicon Valley have installed rock-climbing walls...Companies are trying to get their employees to have fun; it's all part of corporate strategy to increase happiness (i.e. productivity) in the workplace.
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Watch this short video on our Small Business News round up, including how office workers feel they are being overwhelmed by being cc'd or sent a deluge of unwanted emails. Other news, 14% of bosses consider their organisation ready to cope with an aging workforce.
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The folks at colourlovers.com have listed the colours used in brand logos from the world's top 100 websites. Thinking about getting a logo done or changing your brand? Read this, it's pretty interesting. (Get the pun?)
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Realtime Worlds, a Scottish videogame developer, has just gone into administration...It might surprise you to know that Realtime Worlds was bankrolled with a $100 million investment.
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Every September 22nd, people all over the world get involved with World Car Free Day. With the climate heating up, and city planners paving the way for city cycle hire schemes, what is your business doing to raise awareness?
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The British Psychological Society (BPS) has a post about how women are hired to lead companies in trouble... they're being picked because they aren't men.
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According to a survey carried out by insurer Simply Business, over half of small businesses do not have a business plan. In other news, more than two thirds of entrepreneurs say that they make decisions just on gut instinct.
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It's built in HTML 5, so it's basically an advert for technology, but it's much more than that. Put some headphones in, load it up, close your other browsers and get ready to feel something. http://thewildernessdowntown.com/
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September the 19th is International Talk Like A Pirate day. People across the world will be talking and dressing like pirates for fun and, one hopes, charity. Will you?
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The Guardian has run a story on what Google Instant means for businesses investing in search engine optimisation (SEO) and/or spending money on Google's AdWords system.
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The Telegraph has an article about US company Netflix – a postal / online movie rental company – that allows its staff to take as much holiday time as they want, as long as managers know and roles are covered.
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Watch the latest SME news round up featuring how the fear of fraud continues to be a concern for many UK small and medium sized enterprises and how more than half of new small businesses are tapping into social marketing. Also, check out Euroffice on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Sales have gone up for small businesses, but the figures still lag behind pre-recession levels, creating a 'negative' balance according to a report by the Open University.
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You know when you want to do something online – say send an email or post a comment to a message board – and you have to 'translate' a couple of squiggly words first?
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‘Crud Wizard’ is a blog run by a nine-year-old American called Ezra, helped by his dad. Ezra writes about his life, including his favourite sandwich-shop the ‘Alamo Square Deli’.
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Tipp-Ex has made YouTube interactive. Write anything with your keyboard and play it.
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Relax, WiFi access and phone coverage is not happening in London. Well not yet, but in New York...
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