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Latest press releases
SWITCHING BUSINESS ENERGY PROVIDER HARDER THAN MOVING MORTGAGE, SAY SMES
August 8, 2011
Running a profitable business is challenging enough, but a third of SMEs (35%) are missing out on cheaper energy bills because they find the business energy market so baffling, warns uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent business energy broker.
Read Press Release (PDF)USWITCHFORBUSINESS.COM COMMENTS ON OFGEM FINING BRITISH GAS £2.5MILLION
July 27, 2011
Today’s announcement that Ofgem has fined British Gas £2.5million for failing to handle customer complaints properly places a spotlight on the importance of improving customer service for both households and small businesses, says uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent business energy broker and sister-site of uSwitch.com.
Read Press Release (PDF)FIRST ONLINE ENERGY PRICE COMPARISON FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
July 4, 2011
uSwitchforBusiness.com, the independent business energy broker and sister-site of uSwitch.com, has launched the first online energy price comparison service for small businesses. It is the first business energy broker to offer SMEs a similar level of pricing transparency as that enjoyed by consumers.
Read Press Release (PDF)STORM IN A TEA CUP? STAFF REACH BOILING POINT AS FIRMS SLASH FREE TEA AND COFFEE
June 29, 2011
Getting your boss a cuppa may be the best way for promotion, but almost half (45%) of British workers don’t actually get to enjoy a free cup of tea or coffee at work, according to new research from uSwitchforbusiness.com. In fact, a third of workers (33%) have seen their companies cut back on free refreshments over the last year, costing staff over £110 a year on average.
Read Press Release (PDF)£300 PENALTY ON ENERGY BILLS FOR STRUGGLING SMALL BUSINESSES
June 20, 2011
Struggling small businesses unknowingly face a penalty on their energy bills that could see them left up to £300 on average out of pocket, warns uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent business energy broker. One in ten (11%) are asked to pay more for their energy following a credit check, while a quarter (25%) of SMEs have had to pay energy suppliers an upfront sum to secure their energy contract.
Read Press Release (PDF)SMALL BUSINESSES LOOKING FOR A BETTER ENERGY DEAL TOLD ‘SEND US YOUR BILL’
April 12, 2011
uSwitchforbusiness.com, is trialling a new service called ‘Send us your bill’, designed to make it easier for small businesses to get accurate and impartial information about energy prices and to switch to a better deal.
Read Press Release (PDF)POOR PERCEPTION OF PUBLIC SECTOR WORKERS PUTS SMALL BUSINESSES OFF EMPLOYING THEM
April 8, 2011
Government hopes that the private sector will provide jobs for unemployed public sector workers look increasingly shaky, according to new research from uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent and impartial energy brokerage for small businesses. The study shows that far from welcoming public sector workers into their businesses, the majority of SME employers are actually put off employing them because of concerns over productivity, training and skills and even attitude.
Read Press Release (PDF)NEW PATERNITY REGULATIONS KICK IN ON SUNDAY BUT SME OWNERS REMAIN IN THE DARK
March 31, 2011
New paternity leave regulations come into effect this Sunday (3rd April). However SMEs are still in the dark as to whether or not the new rules will apply to all SMEs says uSwitchforbusiness.com. In last week’s Budget it was announced that businesses of up to ten employees will be exempt from new legislation for three years – but the Government didn’t say whether the new paternity leave rules were included in this amnesty too.
Read Press Release (PDF)SME REGULATION EXEMPTION LEAVES BUSINESSES IN THE DARK
March 24, 2011
George Osborne’s announcement yesterday that small businesses of up to ten employees will be exempt from new legislation for three years has left SMEs in the dark about the new paternity leave rules due to come into effect 3rd April, says uSwitchforbusiness.com. With business owners up in arms about the impact of the new paternity rules on their business, SMEs need clarification as quickly as possible over whether the new exemption rules will apply to paternity regulations too.
Read Press Release (PDF)7% HIKE IN A WEEK – SMALL BUSINESSES WARNED OVER COST OF ENERGY
March 17, 2011
The Japanese crisis and Middle East uncertainty are already having an impact on Britain’s small businesses, warns uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent and impartial energy brokerage for small businesses. Within the last week business energy prices have increased by 7% on average, hitting SMEs seeking a new business energy contract.
Read Press Release (PDF)A GREAT ‘GREEN DEAL’ FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
September 20, 2010
The Government is said to be masterminding a multi-billion pound scheme designed to help more than 4 million British small businesses go green. uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent and impartial energy brokerage for small businesses, comments on the proposed new ‘Green Deal for Business’.
Read Press Release (PDF)VAT HIKE BLOW FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
June 23, 2010
Today’s budget announcement that VAT will rise to 20% from 17.5% will be a blow to Britain’s 4.8 million small businesses says uSwitchforBusiness.com, the independent and impartial energy brokerage service for small businesses. Not only will it cost SMEs money to implement, but it could also have a negative impact on future trading.
Read Press Release (PDF)PROPOSED VAT HIKE ‘BAD FOR BUSINESS’ SAY 87% OF SMES
June 21, 2010
The VAT hike expected to be announced in tomorrow’s emergency Budget will come as a blow to Britain’s 4.8 million SMEs, according to a recent study by uSwitchforbusiness.com, the independent and impartial energy brokerage service for small businesses. 87% of SMEs say the potential rate rise will have a negative impact, with a third of these (33%) predicting it will deter consumer spending.
Read Press Release (PDF)FROM A MINEFIELD TO A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD – QUICK GUIDE TO BUSINESS ENERGY
June 21, 2010
Four in ten small businesses (39%) say that cutting costs is their prime objective for achieving business growth. And yet just a third (33%) proactively check the market before signing their next energy contract, while three in ten (30%) simply allow their existing energy contract to rollover – often paying over the odds as a result.
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Ashton Berkhauer
Commercial manager
ashton.berkhauer@uswitchforbusiness.com
0207 802 2952