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Small business owners deserting Labour over tax fears

The UK’s small business owners overwhelmingly want to see David Cameron and George Osborne in Downing Street, sceptical of Labour’s pledge not to raise business or…

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Two down & one to go

The Clegg bubble has burst. Politics is back to business as usual. Gordon Brown started off badly and got worse. The man is in denial. He…

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Mobile Marketing

Mobile gives us a great chance to think again about content delivery and usability. Try using something like the Rightmove iPhone app and compare that to…

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Perception isn’t reality

If voters don’t scratch a little deeper, the perceptions they have will vote in a government that will wreck the UK’s economic prospects for a generation.

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Warning to business from online auction sites

Sellers on internet auction sites like eBay have been given a "wake-up call" after a man was prosecuted for bidding against himself to raise prices.

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Planes finally take to the sky, but for how long?

Flights from northern UK airports at Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle were finally being given the green light to take off from 7am today, but passengers…

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The Dangers of Ignoring Staff Development

A report recently published in the Training Journal Online stated that almost one in five workers left their jobs last year due to not being given…

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The Business GP – Appointment Three

One of the most fatal and potentially terminal mistakes I see businesses become guilty of is the one of living on past glories.

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What an unholy Eton Mess

The conclusion to the first live TV debate in my mind is simple. Gordon Brown is a lost cause and has exposed on live television why…

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Small business backs Conservative plans on NIC

The Conservatives have declared victory in the battle for the support of Britain's business after the number of companies backing their position on national insurance rose…

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First round to Clegg in TV debate

Nick Clegg has drawn first blood as the winner of the inaugural televised leader’s debate ahead of the general election, according to polls.

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How i see things…

To be totally honest I would like to hear more from both parties and what their policies are, not only for businesses but for the environment.…

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Copycats never prosper

You're never going to be market leader, copying the market leader. That’s a fact.