http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/ Business Matters Magazine - The leading magazine for the SME's in the UK! en-US http://www.http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk//images/rss.gif http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/ http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/182/business-owners-make-it-big.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/182/business-owners-make-it-big.html Recent research by a leading accounting-software company has discovered the factors that contribute to small business owners feeling like they have “made it” into medium to large business owners. 2008-07-15 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/181/asking-flexible-working.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/181/asking-flexible-working.html The second annual survey from jobsite Workingmums.co.uk has found that women who ask about flexible working before they go on maternity leave are likely to get it. However, a large percentage of women are still not making that request. 2008-07-15 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/finance/180/getting-gold-in-2012.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/finance/180/getting-gold-in-2012.html We look at the governments plan for 'Personal Account' pensions for all from 2012 2008-07-15 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/178/missing-out-on-olympics-gold.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/178/missing-out-on-olympics-gold.html A recent survey from The Chartered Institute of Marketing, conducted by Ipsos MORI, has found that marketers are woefully ill-informed about the legality of Olympic-related marketing activities. 2008-07-09 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/177/jacqueline-gold-top-honour.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/news/177/jacqueline-gold-top-honour.html Jacqueline Gold, Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox, has been nominated for the first VQ Hero Awards – due to be presented to winners at the Royal Opera House on VQ Day – the first national celebration of vocational qualifications on 23rd July 2008. 2008-07-08 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/176/britain-nation-nightmare-bosses.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/in-business/176/britain-nation-nightmare-bosses.html You would think that business can’t run without leaders or managers, however 61% of respondents didn’t agree, saying it wouldn’t make a difference at all if they didn’t have their boss and it might possibly be easier without them. 2008-07-08 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/tech/175/broadband-speed.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/tech/175/broadband-speed.html New research by broadband comparison site Broadband Expert has revealed that broadband speeds slow down to nearly half their average speed between 7pm and 9pm in the evening. 2008-07-08 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/travel/174/vw-golf.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/travel/174/vw-golf.html The VW Golf: Few cars have commanded such attention as the Golf, with sales exceeding 25 million over its life span. Truly egalitarian, whether you’re cruising down the motorway, collecting the kids from school or zipping off to a black tie event, there is no other family hatch that does it better. 2008-07-08 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/advice/173/speaking-the-prospects-language.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/advice/173/speaking-the-prospects-language.html We all think of typical sales people as being great communicators. We say that they have ‘the gift of the gab’. But what if you are not a born sales person but regularly need to find new clients? 2008-07-07 http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/marketing/172/chasing-the-wrong-deals.html http://www.bmmagazine.co.uk/marketing/172/chasing-the-wrong-deals.html 2008-07-07