Office Chatter

As you may have noticed, there's been quite a few bank holidays lately, but small business bosses have called for them to be spread out more in future.

Some 77 million Sony PlayStation Network (PSN) users may have had their details stolen. If anyone in your business owns a PlayStation 3 or uses the PSN, they may need to change some passwords for their safety – and yours.

Are you open for business this Friday?

When it comes to making a business decision, do you trust gut instinct or spend hours chewing over it? You could be an underthinker or an overthinker,  says marketing prof Michael I. Norton.

The Federation of small businesses bank holiday fact sheet update.

How are the holidays affecting your business?

I recently read an article in the New York Times where the writer tried to figure out how to get the best value from a salad bar; the sort of place where you pay a set amount to fill up a plate or take-away tray.

Red tape and how it should be dealt with has been one of the main themes affecting small businesses this week.

Here's a clue: it's probably not what you'd expect.

Buying a cheapo hard drive (HD) not only cost one man money, but made him look a right plonker.

Euroffice SME roundup: new rules come in

Are You Optimistic about the economic outlook of 2011?

Did you know that 60% of stuff that people buy in Ikea was not on their original shopping list?

Euroffice SME roundup: paternity concerns

Watch our quick news roundup here.

Businesses are worried about changes to paternity leave and retirement age laws, according to the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

Dr. Désirée Dauphinoise, head of the so-called UN Intellectual Property Tribunal, ruled today that South American Indians should receive one per cent of the profits from potato sales worldwide, ‘in recognition of the fact that potatoes as we know them are effectively an indigenous creation’ and were grown first in that region.

Survival International quoted her as saying: “A huge diversity of potato varieties are still grown in the Andes. What this decision really boils down to is giving credit to tribal peoples for their contribution to our everyday diets. We are going to keep our eyes peeled for other foods cultivated by tribal peoples that have not yet been recognized”.

A food market analyst contacted by Euroffice said “This has significant implications for people who enjoy Shepherd’s and Fishy Pies, Liverpool Scouse and of course that staple a load of cod and chips.
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