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New government measures announced to help small companies grow

February 3, 2011

Backing Small Business

The government has announced further plans to help small and medium-sized businesses to flourish and to encourage entrepreneurship. CJAM specialise in outsourcing to support SMEs contact our management team to find out more.

Set out within the Backing Small Business report, released on 1 November, are six steps to support small businesses:

– Improving access to finance

– Opening up government procurement and ensuring prompt payment

– Supporting those starting a business

– Making sure competition framework helps new companies

– Providing targeted support to those that have high-growth potential

– Ensuring that the government is deliberately reoriented towards their needs

Online marketing – a cost-effective approach

February 3, 2011

In difficult economic times online marketing provides a cost-effective way to reach customers. Digital marketing has become one of the most powerful and effective tools for many of CJAM’s clients. As part of an integrated association and not for profit management solution or as a stand alone service, our digital marketing platforms can help you achieve a wide range of marketing objectives including accurate segmentation and targeting, increased brand awareness or customer relationship development.

Our digital solutions are much more cost effective than traditional direct marketing and provide accurate, instant feedback helping you to constantly tailor and improve the effectiveness of campaigns.

Business groups welcome Employers’ Charter

February 3, 2011

Business groups welcome Employers’ Charter

The government has set out measures designed to give businesses, especially SMEs, added confidence to expand and create jobs.

Reforms to employment tribunals will increase the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims from 1 to 2 years. Last year tribunal claims rose by a record 56% to 236,000, and the average cost for a business defending itself against a claim was £4,000. The changes will reduce unmerited tribunal claims and encourage employers and employees to seek mediation to resolve disputes.

Bank forecasts highlight the challenges of predictability

August 12, 2010

While today’s revised economic growth forecast by the Bank of England may have us thinking that we need to tighten our belts even more, it also highlights the difficulties involved in business planning, budgeting and projections.

Knock-on effects of spending cuts may require smarter working and outsourcing for associations

May 24, 2010

So Chancellor George Osborne has outlined his plans for £6.2 billion of spending cuts to address the budget deficit. It looks like many areas of the public sector will now face a dramatic shake up in order to maintain (or even improve) service levels with their new reduced funding.

CJAM join the Institute of Association Management

May 24, 2010

We are pleased to announce that we are now members of the Institute of Association Management