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SME owners win business out of the office

Antony Savvas
Friday 02 May 2008 02:00

Almost half ofSME ownerssay they havewon extra businessas a result of beingin touch while on the move.

A survey of 150 UK SME owners commissioned by BlackBerry mobile device maker RIM, showed that 48% had won extra business.

The Ipsos MORI poll revealed 71% of SME owners are out of the office two or more times a week.

Despite the wider use of electronic communications, nearly a third of respondents said they preferred writing letters to clients.