Archive for April, 2008
Added on April 25th, 2008
Found in Merchant Services, News, Special Offers
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An article appearing on yesterdays BBC News website highlighted the depth of card fraud on the Internet, phone and mail order. As a provider of e-commerce websites IT4B have an active interest in highlighting any areas of concern for businesses and aim to offer best advice.
Apparently figures estimated ‘card losses from phone, internet or mail order crime totalled £290.5m in 2007′ but these figures would be much greater if failed attempts had been successful. The article goes on to highlight the ease with which stolen credit and debit card details are obtained and even sold on line. Figures also indicate that there was a ‘25% rise in fraudulent use of UK credit and debits cards last year’ in overseas crime.
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Added on April 22nd, 2008
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IT for Business Ltd (IT4B) is proud to support the Kings Mill Neonatal Unit charity when they take part in the Barcelona Bangers event in July. A team of four staff members from Sutton in Ashfield based company IT for Business (IT4B) will travel from Calais to Barcelona over a period of 3 days covering 1100 miles in a car that must be purchased for less than £200.
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Added on April 18th, 2008
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Mansfield 2020 is the business development organisation set up originally in 1991 with the aim of promoting and revitalising business in the town following the decline of the mining and textiles sectors. The organisation is a partnership between the public and private sectors and includes representation from Mansfield District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council, Business Link, EMDA, Mansfield Area Strategic Partnership, Mansfield Town Centre Partnership, West Notts College along with businesses from all sectors.
The Mansfield 2020 website provides information about forthcoming events/local business news and there is a superb members directory enabling your company to source business support/products and services on a local level. For information about networking opportunities and also to find out who are the latest winners in the Mansfield 2020 Businesss Awards 2008 visit www.mansfield2020.com
Added on April 16th, 2008
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Good Website Content – Why is it Important?
For those of you setting up a website for the first time or wanting to make an existing website more effective here are some quick tips.
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Added on April 15th, 2008
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Companies could find themselves with significantly increased advertising costs after a policy change from Google on the use of trade marked terms to trigger search engine adverts. But experts say that brand holders might try to fight the policy in court.
Google has announced the lifting of a ban on one company buying the right to use another’s trade mark to trigger its own advert. The move brings the policy for trade marks held in the UK and Ireland in line with that for trade mark rights held in the US and Canada.
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Added on April 11th, 2008
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Mansfield & Ashfield Business Day takes place on Thursday 12th June 2008 at the Mansfield Civic Centre. IT4B will once again be exhibiting and are looking forward to meeting up with new and existing businesses from throughout Nottinghamshire. Entrepreneurs can meet up with local providers and receive a wealth of support and advice from business support agencies all under one roof.
The Mansfield & Ashfield Business Day has been organised by Nottinghamshire Business Venture http://www.nbv.co.uk/ and is supported by some top local organisations including:
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Added on April 8th, 2008
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IT For Business (IT4B) Ltd know that there is no point in creating an engaging, highly accessible and usable web site if no one knows about it. That is why we also offer a range of Search Engine Optimisation & Web Marketing services.
IT4B offer a whole range of tools, services and consultation to help your website reach it’s potential. We take an integrated approach to web marketing. This encompasses a wide range of factors in order to provide the best possible rankings & traffic generation. Commonly a web marketing campaign will be made up of the following:
• Organic Search Engine Optimisation
• Pay Per Click Management
• E-mail Marketing
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Added on April 8th, 2008
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Website Design & Development
IT For Business (IT4B) Ltd specialise in website design, web development, branding, e-marketing, e-commerce, search engine optimisation (SEO), multimedia and web applications.
Our service offerings are underpinned by experienced staff, ensuring projects are delivered on time and most importantly on budget. Through a consultation process we are able to determine your objectives, requirements and aspirations.
Are you looking for a website that will maximise your business potential, evolve as your company grows and deliver a significant return on your investment?
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Added on April 8th, 2008
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Smart Women is the company set up by local marketing guru Francine Pickering. The Smart Women website www.womengetsmart.co.uk is becoming increasingly well known and is particularly useful for budding entrepreneurs and business women. The website keeps visitors informed about local networking events and also features news and information about products and services that are specifically for women.
The Showcase-Marketplace will take place on 7th May at Kelham Hall in Newark. This is a great opportunity for women to meet up, network and visit exhibitors stands. IT4B will be exhibiting at the event giving us a chance to introduce our website services, including logo design through to e-commerce solutions. Of course we are also looking forward to lots of networking with fellow visitors.
Smart Women is doing a great job of raising the profile of women in business in the East Midlands and we would like to offer our support to Francine and wish her all the best for the forthcoming Showcase-Marketplace event. So if you are a fellow exhibitor or just having a relaxing time browsing and networking, then feel free to come over and say Hello! to us on the IT4B stand.
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Added on April 8th, 2008
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IT4B have today launched their new website www.it4b.org.uk The site features news and information about IT4B membership. If you want to find out more about membership benefits and what offers are available be sure to check out the new website today.
IT4B offers telephone and remote support FREE to members providing a lifeline to small companies. We can advise you on hardware and recommend software to suit your business requirements. Our friendly team are able to provide first line support over the telephone and remotely saving you time and money. Additional commercial services are available to non-members and are highlighted in our other website http://creative.it4b.org.uk/
For details of membership contact matt@it4b.org.uk
