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Firms not making enough of Websites - 12-Nov-07
"In today's world, just having a website is not enough - you have to drive traffic to your site," said Microsoft's Nigel Leggatt.
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What's the impact of your web address? - 12-Nov-07
Websites and money – two must-haves in business that small company owners are failing to take seriously enough.
Such is the verdict of two newly...more
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Time for an email policy? - 08-Oct-07
One-in-three businesses will take their custom elsewhere if a potential supplier does not get back to them within just two hours, according to...more
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Good and Bad News on Internet Security - 11-Sep-07
Figures compiled by Sophos's global network of monitoring stations, show a dramatic drop in malware spreading in the form of email attachments, with...more
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Online Cash Payments using SNAP card - 27-Jun-07
The online payment card SNAP have launched an exclusive offer through eBusiness Forum.
Have you considered offering a payment method for the...more
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eBF present at Enterprising Women Conference - 11-May-07
Catherine Turner will be presenting an afternoon workshop on 'Generating Business Online' at the Enterprising Women Regional Conference on 13th May at...more
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Google launches UK Payment System - 13-Apr-07
Search giant Google has launched its payment service, Google Checkout, in the UK.
Checkout will compete with both the mainstream card processing...more
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Internet World Exhibition 1-3 May 2007 - 22-Mar-07
Book now for the industry's top event of the year. The Internet World Exhibition takes place at Earls Court, London from 1 - 3 May 2007 and...more
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Good News for Pay per Click advertisers - 20-Mar-07
A concern about using Google or Yahoo Pay per Click advertising has always been that unscrupulous competitors could 'click away' your advertising...more
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Other Factors more important than price - 14-Mar-07
Research of 1000 shoppers in the UK shows that price is not a deciding factor when choosing where to shop online.
The majority of shoppers...more
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Email dependent? - 01-Mar-07
Are you 'addicted' to email? According to a study by Symantec, we typically spend two hours a day using email, and more than half of us check our...more
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Automated Process Systems on the UP - 22-Feb-07
Systems that automate performance management processes and improve business productivity are being taken up by increasing numbers of small businesses....more
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Integrated performance management systems - 21-Feb-07
Systems that automate performance management processes and improve business productivity are being taken up by increasing numbers of small businesses....more
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Pay-Pal's Token system to tackle Fraud - 20-Feb-07
Online finance service PayPal, which is used by many people on eBay to pay for items, is introducing a security token to tackle fraud.
The £2.57...more
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HMRC produces tax guide for e-traders - 13-Feb-07
A new internet-based guide, accessible via the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) website for people who trade online was launched last week (5 February...more
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Test your Technology Quotient (TQ)! - 01-Feb-07
The world we live in is increasingly dominated by technology and it’s only going to get better or worse… depending on how you see it. Those choosing...more
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Online fraud 'now major concern' - 30-Jan-07
Britons fear being ripped-off online more than gun crime, climate change or even contracting MRSA in hospital, a survey has suggested.
Online fraud...more
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Online retailers face mixed payment preferences - 16-Jan-07
The proportion of web users shopping online had grown from 51% in 2005 to 56% in 2006 said Forrester this week.
But online shopping is still not...more
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UK domain name dispute rules could change - 16-Jan-07
The rulebook used in most disputes over .uk domain names is out of date, according to Nominet, the .uk domain name registry. Its suggestions for...more
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New Website Legislation - January 1st 2007 - 02-Jan-07
Every UK company website should list its company registration number, place of registration and registered office address on its website from January...more
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Web 2.0 Business Potential - 12-Dec-06
Many traditional businesses that stand to benefit from the new business processes, communities and business models enabled by the Web 2.0 movement...more
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eBF Challenges the BBC! - 07-Dec-06
Alan Yentob's reseach for the Tuesday evening's 'Imagine....World Wide Web' was at odds with Dr Andreu Vea's research and Dr Peter Kirstein's hands-on...more
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Christmas Online! - 05-Dec-06
Is your website sufficiently robust to cope with the expected average 200% increase in visitors between now and Christmas, as shoppers spend a...more
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Internet Revolution! - 28-Nov-06
More than half of UK businesses think the Internet has had a "substantial" or "revolutionary" effect on their industry.
A poll by the...more
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Internet Sales up 56% in 2005 - 24-Oct-06
The value of Internet sales by businesses rose to £103.3 billion in 2005, an increase of 56 per cent on the 2004 figure of £66.2 billion. This is...more
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Distance Selling Guidelines Revised - 15-Sep-06
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have issued a new set of guidelines on distance selling, which...more
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Essex Materials Exchange - 10-Sep-06
The Exchange is a free website (funded by EEDA) that aims to reduce the amount of useful material that goes to landfill. Companies and organisations...more
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New Internet Payment Method - 28-Aug-06
SNAP cards are one of the new Wallet payment cards which can be topped up like prepaid mobile phone cards. A SNAP card now makes it possible for all...more
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Birthdays! - 09-Aug-06
Did you know that it was the 15th birthday of the World Wide Web on Sunday 6th August? That means website technology such as browsers and website...more
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Suffolk eBusiness Club - 29-Jun-06
You may have read in the press this week that Suffolk Chamber of Commerce is launching the Suffolk eBusiness Club on September 12th to be co-ordinated...more
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On stage in Barcelona - 29-Jun-06
Earlier this month eBusiness Forum presented to the COPCA eBusiness conference in Barcelona along with representatives from Germany, Norway, Slovakia...more
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Are you ITsavvy? - 08-May-06
The hottest news is the imminent arrival of ITsavvy - a great new online IT resource designed for small businesses in the East of England.
ITsavvy...more
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Supplier Matching - 10-Apr-06
What it is
Business Matching is a free, impartial service that helps businesses to identify service providers that will meet their needs.
The...more
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A rare opportunity to influence IT- related educat - 03-Apr-06
Do you want to be involved in defining the overall structure and content for the 14-19 diploma in the IT line of learning?
As part of the most...more
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Up-dated Essex Business Directory - 03-Apr-06
The Essex Development & Regeneration Agency (ExDRA) has published a new comprehensive Essex Business Directory.
The Directory lists approximately...more
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Recognising Inspiration for Business in Essex, the - 03-Apr-06
It’s time once again to recognise the inspirational business people who make a difference and nominate them for an honour with Inspiration East 2006....more
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Microsoft Office Problem - 16-Mar-06
ITsafe Bulletin 2006/007
What is it?
A problem affecting various versions of Microsoft Office.
What does it affect?
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Training Grants - 30-Jan-06
‘Towards 2010’ is a new programme of funding from the East of England Development Agency
that will directly contribute towards the cost of employee...more
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A successful model - Essex eBusiness Club - 07-Dec-05
How our chests filled with pride this week when at the "eBusiness - The Way Forward" conference in Cambridge (organised by the European Commission’s...more
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Get Safe Online - 18-Nov-05
Millions of UK Internet users are putting themselves at risk of attack from Internet criminals because they don’t understand threats to their computer...more
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Essex Based Firm win National e-Commerce Award - 07-Nov-05
Advitel Limited won the National Award for Best Use of Broadband at the finals of the National E-Commerce Awards 2005, after beating 11 other regional...more
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DTI News: UK at the "End of the Beginning" with e- - 25-Oct-05
UK AT THE "END OF THE BEGINNING" WITH e-BUSINESS - NEW CBI/DTI REPORT
- e-Business now driving value for UK companies -
More UK companies than...more
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ICT & multimedia trade mission to Toronto 20 - 24 - 21-Oct-05
£400 travel grant + flight & hotel deals available
A special ICT and multimedia focused trade mission to Toronto will take place 20-24 February...more
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Changes to BACS Payment System - 17-Oct-05
Most of us depend on BACS payments. Be aware that firms who do not make these change could be late payers in January! Read on...
Firms warned...more
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Practical eBusiness Implications Survey - 14-Oct-05
The Creation of Competitive Advantage in SMEs Through E-Business
The University of Sheffield Management School is carrying out research on how...more
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Sally Palmer Retires from eBus Club - 30-Sep-05
After 4 years of steering the eBusiness Club for Essex Chambers of Commerce, Sally Palmer is retiring (in favour of being a lady who lunches!)
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eBusiness - The Way Forward Conference - 27-Sep-05
Cambridge 05-06 December 2005
An exciting international event organised by the European Commission’s Enterprise and Industry Directorate...more
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Southend eBusiness Club - 22-Sep-05
The Essex eBusiness Club has been awarded a special contract to deliver a Southend-on-Sea eBusiness Club.
You might be interested to know that we...more
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UK - India Business to Business Co-operation - 04-Aug-05
The University of Essex has been invited by the Electronic and Computer Software (ESC) Export Promotion Council in India to propose names and details...more
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Slamming the door on Misselling - a growing proble - 01-Aug-05
Peter McCarthy-Ward, BT Regional Director, East of England
In recent months, misselling of telecoms services, has been widely discussed as a...more
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Grant for Investigating an Innovative Idea - 25-Jul-05
The main aim of the funding is to help improve the productivity of businesses through the use of innovation. It is intended to help small businesses...more
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Christopher Hill - Programatic Solutions - 21-Jul-05
It is with much sadness that we announce the death of one of our members – Christopher Hill of Programatic Solutions who died suddenly on Sunday, July...more
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eBusiness Club Events become Wi-Fi Hotspots - 15-Jul-05
Thanks to the support of BT, Essex eBusiness Club events can now be a BT Openzone Wi-Fi hotspot!
What does this mean?
Few of the hotels and...more
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Welcome to the new eBusiness Club website - 01-Jul-05
The Essex eBusiness Club are very proud of the new website which is the result of a successful collaborative project between four eBusiness...more
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Local eCommerce Success Story on Air! - 01-Jul-05
Those who attended the launch of the Colchester Rural eBusiness event on 8th June or who have seen Peter Banks’ presentation on the website will be...more
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European eBusiness Newsletter - 30-Jun-05
Essex eBusiness Club regularly receives news of European eBusiness developments from the European eBusiness portal which we are pleased to share with...more
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DTI e-Business Planner - 29-Jun-05
The Achieving best practice in your business website tools still available are the e-Business planner and the Technology benchmarking tools.
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