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  • Strike days fall by almost two thirds during Labour’s first year in power
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University helps military entrepreneurs move from battlefield to business

20 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Former military personnel can make the transition from the battlefield to business thanks to the new Enterprise Forces programme, launched by Manchester Metropolitan University Centre for Enterprise .

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Cable – Use 2014 To Get More Women On Boards

20 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

FTSE350 companies have been challenged by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Lord Davies to seize the opportunity and increase the number of women in their boardrooms.

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FreeAgent offers £5k towards an SME's tax bill

17 January 201419 January 2014 Finance, News Business Matters 0 Comments

Online accounting pioneer launches new painless Self Assessment filing feature – and offers to pay £5k towards one lucky small business’s tax bill

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Mary Portas' Kinky Knickers makers falls into administration & sheds 35 staff

17 January 201417 January 2014 News Business Matters 1 Comment

The established underwear manufacturer Headen & Quarmby – which makes the Kinky Knickers brand created by Mary Portas – has had to shed more than 30 jobs after being placed in administration.

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Don’t Leave Generation Rent Behind

17 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A generation of renters could be left behind as the housing debate focuses on home ownership warned the CBI, as it called for action to boost investment in the rental sector.

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Osborne calls for rise in minimum wage

17 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Pushing up wages will “make sure that we have a recovery for all and that work pays,” Chancellor says, in a move apparently aimed at Labour voters

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Tech start-ups offered Richard Branson mentorship & £25,000 prize

16 January 201416 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Virgin Media Business is searching for three game-changing digital innovations that could transform the way we live and work for good.

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Shadow Business Secretary supports British Manufacturing campaign

15 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

UK businesses are starting 2014 with a call to government to support British manufacturing, following the sector’s encouraging performance in the last half of 2013.

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UK small businesses investing more as economy grows

15 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Research from UK’s small businesses has found that more are confident about investing in their businesses than in the past few years, with over half saying they more likely to invest in growth in the first six months of 2014 than the same time last year.

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Global economy at turning point

15 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

The global economy is at a “turning point”, the World Bank has said, as it forecasts stronger growth for 2014.

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Target-Hitting Inflation Rate Could Affect UK Exports

15 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Figures released this week show that the UK inflation rate dropped to 2% in December 2013, hitting the target set by the Bank of England’s forward guidance policy.

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Startup Institute launches in London

14 January 201412 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

Startup Institute, the career accelerator for people who want to work in startups or early-stage technology companies, is opening new schools in London and Berlin.

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Forgotten Invoices Means SMEs Are Losing Out On Billions Each Year

14 January 201413 January 2014 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK could be losing out on as much as £3.7billion each year through failing to submit or chase up invoices, a new study reveals.

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£2M fund opens to budding social entrepreneurs in the North

13 January 201413 January 2014 News Business Matters 0 Comments

A ground-breaking £2m incubator fund is offering zero per cent interest loans to social entrepreneurs across the North of England.

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British SMEs Make Sustainability A Main Priority For 2014

10 January 20149 January 2014 News Business Matters 1 Comment

Recent research has revealed that a quarter of British SME’s are starting the new year with sustainability declared as one of their top priorities.

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