Small business news, advice and information from Bytestart - the Start Up portal. Includes our start up newsletter archive. Business News en info@bytestart.co.uk <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.7a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/index.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/logo.gif http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/index.shtml Sat, 13 Aug 2010 09:28:00 GMT TV producers, creating a new show for Sky TV, are looking for couples, families or friends who are looking to buy a business or franchise abroad. Fri, 05 Aug 2010 09:40:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/events/tv-show-overseas-franchise.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/events/tv-show-overseas-franchise.shtml A worldwide study of 15,000 businesses shows that small companies have been much more successful at harnessing the power of social networking sites than their larger rivals. Fri, 05 Aug 2010 09:40:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/sme-social-networking.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/sme-social-networking.shtml A growing number of company directors are declaring illegal dividends or loans, according to a leading accountancy firm. Thu, 04 Aug 2010 11:26:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/illegal-dividends-warning.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/illegal-dividends-warning.shtml New research suggests that the lack of traditional opportunities available to university leavers has led to a significant proportion of graduates planning to go it alone. Sat, 13 Aug 2010 09:28:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/graduate-entrepreneurs.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/graduate-entrepreneurs.shtml New research has shown that Angels Investors (high net worth individuals who invest money and knowledge into companies who require funding) mainly follow their intuition ahead of financial calculations when deciding whether to invest in a company. Tue, 26 Jul 2010 10:21:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/business-angels-instinct.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/business-angels-instinct.shtml A recent survey suggests that business confidence has declined over the second quarter of 2010, suggesting that the recovery remains fragile and more efforts should be made to encourage private sector growth. Sat, 23 Jul 2010 10:21:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/fsb-confidence-fragile.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/fsb-confidence-fragile.shtml In celebration of the importance of small businesses to the UK economy, The Startups Awards 2010 aims to help thriving companies continue to improve on their success, acknowledging the best fledgling businesses that Britain has to offer. Mon, 18 Jul 2010 21:37:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/events/startups-awards-2010.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/events/startups-awards-2010.shtml The number of new companies has started to rise again following two years of steep falls caused by the banking crisis, according to a Top 25 accountancy firm. Wed, 13 Jul 2010 11:31:00 GMT http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/limited-formation-rises.shtml http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/news/1_12/limited-formation-rises.shtml