Business121 Small Business Newsletter #63

In this week's Business121:

1. Making New Year resolutions work
2. Home Working Predictions for 2007
3. What is a Business Plan?
4. Guide to working securely with wireless
5. Landlord and Tenant: A Contractual Relationship?
6. Tax inspectors to get bonuses for squeezing more out of workers
7. Fines for employers failing to pay the minimum wage
8. Uncertain year ahead for business - New CBI President
9. Customer service to separate the winners and losers in UK broadband

Making New Year resolutions work
A warm welcome back to all our readers. Business121 and Bytestart are now back up and running after a festive break with our mix of new articles, tips and news for small business owners and entrepreneurs.

The beginning of the year is, traditionally, a time to make some new year resolutions - an opportunity to compile a mental wish-list for the next 12 months.

Apparently, most New Year resolutions revolve around health and money. It's doubtless that diet books, products and pills will be selling well now, and anybody that uses a gym will be familiar with the swollen numbers during the early weeks of the year.

However, one of the problems with New Year resolutions is that people tend to be a little over-ambitious in their aims. Setting an impossible target means that motivation will quickly sap away and and the well-intended resolution will become another broken promise.

So if you're making any business-related resolutions make sure that they are achievable. And if you do achieve what you set out to, make sure you reward yourself.

If you set realistic goals for yourself and your business, and then focus your energies on achieving those goals you're on the way to a successful 2007.

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Home Working Predictions for 2007
With home working eaching an all time high in 2006, a leading homeworking expert has predicted five key professional sectors destined for unprecedented growth in 2007.

What is a Business Plan?
Many people think of business plans only for starting a new business or applying for business loans. But they are also vital for running a business effectively. Here are the nuts and bolts of a business plan.

Guide to working securely with wireless
Keeping vital information safe is critical for workers on the move, particularly on a wireless network. Here are some essential tips for ensuring all data on a wireless network is secure.

Landlord and Tenant: A Contractual Relationship?
Some useful information for landlords who may be faced with tenants who have broken the terms of a lease. Is it more worth while suing for rent, or simply attempting to re-let the premises.

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SMALL BUSINESS NEWS
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Tax inspectors to get bonuses for squeezing more out of workers
Tax inspectors are being offered bonuses of up to £2,000 to squeeze more money out of workers, according to an article in the Daily Mail. The bonuses will enrage families and businesses who are already paying record amounts to the Treasury.

Fines for employers failing to pay the minimum wage
The Government has announced that employers who fail to pay employees the minimum wage will face prosectution and a fine of up to £5,000. The fine is on top of the wage arrears that must be paid to the employees concerned.

Uncertain year ahead for business - New CBI President
The transition to a new Prime Minister and a reinvigorated Conservative party seeking to carve out new political ground will create uncertainty for business in 2007, believes the new CBI President.

Customer service to separate the winners and losers in UK broadband
With most people now able to access broadband, we can expect a shake-up in the broadband provision world as customers shy away from shoddy "free" offerings in favour of reliability and good customer service.

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