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Small businesses in Thames Gateway get new business support service
Small to medium businesses (SME) in 10 London Thames Gateway Boroughs are being given more opportunities to win contracts with corporate and public buyers as well as major developers.
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Business owners have no confidence in their advisers
Many business owners are making matters worse for themselves by delaying seeing their bank manager until it is absolutely necessary, says credit agency Graydon UK and the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
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London - the place to train, visit and do business
The London Development Agency (LDA) is using London’s position as the next Olympic and Paralympic host city to drive investment in the capital as a place to train, visit and do business.
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Escaping the rat race to start a business
New research from Direct Line for Business has found that 11 million people in the UK dream of transforming one of their hobbies into a business.
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Social Enterprise conference goes to Birmingham
Voice - the largest UK conference for social enterprise comes to Birmingham and the West Midlands region from February 10-11, 2009.
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Most UK Entrepreneurs are first born
Six out of ten entrepreneurs in the UK were the first born in their family, according to research into the characteristics of successful business owners.
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Supplier Diversity in Europe and the US
Nicholas Theodorakopoulos and Prof. Monder Ram of Leicester Business School, summarise the differences between the European and US contexts for supplier diversity and the resultant, practical implications.
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Businesses failing to recognise the spending power of the UK’s black and minority ethnic communities
The spending power of the UK’s black and minority ethnic communities continues to grow exponentially yet business leaders, marketers and public relations practitioners are failing to tap into this lucrative market...
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New business training course for budding fashion designers
A specialist & intensive New Business Start-Up Course, especially designed for those thinking of setting up their own business or fashion label.
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Businesswomen more likely to survive recession than men
Female business owners are more likely to survive tough economic times than men thanks to their pragmatic and open approach to business, according to Business Link in London (BLiL).
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Black businsesses line up for Olympic contracts
Black and minority ethnic businesses in West London are being encouraged to apply for Olympic contracts that could create new jobs.
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Agency and temp workers to receive the same rights as permanent staff
New plans will see agency and temporary workers receive the same rights as permanent staff once they have been employed for 12 weeks.
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Greater flexibility the biggest motivator for women entrepreneurs
A new survey of women entrepreneurs has revealed that gaining more flexibility between work and family life is the biggest motivator for women to go it alone in the business world.
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Black entrepreneurs with disabilities say it’s harder to do business in London
Almost half – 46 per cent of black entrepreneurs with disability questioned in a recent survey said that it has become harder to do business in London in the last two or three years, while just 9 per cent think it has become easier.
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