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Small firms press ‘get tough on banks’ message
Small businesses are impressing on ministers the importance of getting banks to play ball in their lending terms for small businesses..
By News Desk Nov 21,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

7,500 pubs ‘to close’ without government help
Thousands of “well-run community pubs” will be forced to call time forever unless ministers take steps to improve trading conditions, a campaign group has warned..
By News Desk Nov 21,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Brown hints at pre-Budget goodies
Gordon Brown has given his strongest hint yet that the government is preparing dramatic action to help small businesses. .
By News Desk Nov 20,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Shops stage pre-Christmas fight-back
UK shops are fighting off the worst of the economic slowdown, using price cuts and special offers to pull in the punters..
By News Desk Nov 20,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Small firms turn to tech as downturn bites
Small businesses are turning to new technologies to help them through the economic downturn, new research has suggested..
By News Desk Nov 19,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Mandelson rounds on small business wage abusers
Small businesses who fail to pay employees at least the statutory minimum wage are the target in a new UK-wide campaign kicked off today by business secretary Lord Mandelson..
By News Desk Nov 18,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

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Oh to have a Dubai budget
In terms of its economy, Dubai is in a funny place right now. After benefitting massively from the oil wealth of surrounding emirates, it is using the money to make high-class tourism ....
By Dan Matthews Nov 21,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Selected anecdotes from the National Business Awards
I was at the National Business Awards last night (in my journalistic capacity) with a few colleagues and some fellow techie businesses..
By Dan Matthews Nov 19,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (0 votes)

Luxury super-yachts going super cheap
There aren’t many things you buy that come with a £8m discount, but the super-yacht market is through the floor currently and you could pick up just such a bargain. .
By Dan Matthews Nov 18,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

A very enterprising week
Would you let a bunch of children run your business for a week? Nor would The Priory Centre chief executive Andrew Forrest, normally, but this is Global Enterprise Week and anything goes..
By Dan Matthews Nov 17,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Lego loses trademark rights - harsh but fair
Lego will have to raise its game having been stripped of its trademark rights for its little plastic bricks by an EU court..
By Dan Matthews Nov 14,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Raef Bjayou – from Apprentice to sage
This is ludicrous. Apprentice flop Raef ‘hair, tie and hanky’ Bjayou is actually dishing out business advice. .
By Dan Matthews Nov 13,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

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