Recent research published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) highlights how protecting personal information is becoming an increasing concern for many individuals. Nine out of ten adults worry that organisations are failing to keep their personal information secure. People now consider protecting their personal information as the second most socially important issue above the NHS, national security and environmental issues.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Environment Agency to do more to publicise major changes to waste disposal laws, which come into force tomorrow (Tuesday).
 
Under the rules implementing the EU Landfill Directive, liquid waste will be banned from landfill and all landfill waste will have to be pre-treated.
 
The changes will have a profound effect on the UK’s 4.5 million small business owners, who will have the ultimate responsibility for what happens to their waste.
 
John Holbrow, FSB Environment Chairman, said:

By Peter Melerud, Sales and Marketing Director for KEMP Technologies

Today, according to even the most conservative estimates, the number of people and businesses that purchase goods and services on the Internet is well into hundreds of millions. Several leading experts are estimating the value of these transactions to be in several hundreds of billions.

By Tiffany Kemp, Devant Limited

The increase in availability of wireless internet technology and changes to attitudes about home working and mobile working are encouraging software vendors to become more creative in how their software is offered to the market.

The secret to affordable, productive IT is informed decision-making, says Joanna Sedley-Burke, Business Development Director at IT services company, Sovereign Business Integration plc.

Everything that an organisation procures in technology terms has an impact on something else. This means that it is crucial to think through the potential ramifications before even considering a new purchase.

The rise in digital research techniques is transforming the corporate value of market research. As organisations look to leverage a growing multi channel consumer base, research projects are no longer one off, ad hoc events addressing specific products, customer groups or distribution channels. Automated online research now delivers unprecedented access to real time information across every aspect of the business.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Ruth Kelly, to call on the Government to follow the lead of the Scottish Government, which recently published a bill to abolish road tolls across Scotland.

The latest Business Failures Report from Equifax, the business information specialist, reveals that once again the Services and Construction sectors have been hit hard by increases in businesses going under.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is warning car repair businesses who pass on MOTs to testing stations to be aware of confusing VAT regulations.

The warning comes as many car repair businesses which are registered to pay VAT, may have unwittingly incorrectly invoiced customers

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today warned that the Health and Safety regime can hold back the growth of small businesses that would otherwise be able create more jobs. Small firms employ sixty per cent of the private sector workforce and therefore this burden is stifling the UK economy.

This warning comes as the FSB publishes a report based on a survey of small firms examining the impact of Health and Safety legislation.