When you’re in business, technology is only as good as the savings it offers. So look into e-commerce with care, argues Jenni Ashwood
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Promoting a real change in attitudes towards staff would not only boost morale but profits too, says John Ramsay
Private finance initiative (PFI) savings are “small beer”, according to the Institute for Public Policy Research.
Television presenter Noel Edmonds is set to launch a business channel aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. Biz4BizTV.com, to be broadcast by BSKyB, will give businesses the opportunity to rent airtime, with which to communicate with their employees and clients.
Honda has warned it will reduce its number of UK suppliers in an effort to offset the high value of the pound. The company makes the Civic and Accord models at its Swindon factory, where 75 per cent of components come from the UK. Minoru Harada, head of Honda’s European operations, has said that the best option would be to import half the components from continental suppliers.
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British business travel buyers are paying substantially more than their European counterparts for the same trips, a survey has revealed. The UK is the most expensive country in Europe to fly from on European and North American routes, according to American Express’s European Corporate Travel Index.