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February 2013
You can start a businesses on a shoestring
You don’t need to be rich to start a business. Almost half of Britain’s entrepreneurs claim they started with a…
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February 2013
The prediction: economic growth
It’s good news for UK businesses – economic recovery is on the horizon, with the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC)…
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February 2013
Why you want a low bounce rate
Your website should give customers what they want - if not, they may leave right away, giving you a high…
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February 2013
Boosting growth by going green
Businesses are being urged to prioritise green energy if they want to grow in a speech by David Cameron.
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February 2013
Have you embraced real time payroll?
A month after the Government introduced its biggest changes in decades to the employment tax system, we would like to…
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February 2013
Flexible working ‘requires the right management systems’
Businesses in the UK are failing to embrace the benefits of flexible working because they don’t have the right management…
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February 2013
Need a New Year’s resolution? Become a better manager
The art of management is one very difficult task to master, but findings from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and…
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January 2013
Vince Cable calls for change to male-dominated boardrooms
Business secretary Vince Cable has resurfaced arguments over diversity in the workplace, calling for FTSE 100 firms with all-male boardrooms…
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January 2013
The rise of ‘lifestyle couriers’
Britain’s logistic industry may be in for a bit of a shake-up over the coming years as ‘lifestyle couriers’, using…
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January 2013
Start-up mum talks about entrepreneurship on BBC radio
The owner of The Living Way, a counselling start-up company based at our North Sands business centre in Sunderland, was interviewed on BBC…
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