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Is the new coalition government going to be good for small business?
With all the talk of hung parliaments, national interest and stable government it is easy to forget that the ‘enterprise show’ must go on! Small businesses provide nearly 60% of private sector jobs and...
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Securing medium-term funding – businesses should act now
Vince Cable says the banks must get lending, as ‘they have been accumulating reserve capital beyond their requirements’. Businesses should be wary. Don’t think this means funding is finally about to be...
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Hate to say we told you so...
By Chris Gorman, Forum of Private Business Ever since the global financial meltdown, attempting to diagnose the health of the economy has become a national preoccupation. Journalists, analysts and...
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The Bribery Act: At what point does being part of a six figure corporate...
The Bribery Act 2010 describes itself as ‘An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes’ – nothing too controversial there you would think. The Act is due to...
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Is the new coalition government going to be good for small business?
With all the talk of hung parliaments, national interest and stable government it is easy to forget that the ‘enterprise show’ must go on! Small businesses provide nearly 60% of private sector jobs and...
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Securing medium-term funding – businesses should act now
Vince Cable says the banks must get lending, as ‘they have been accumulating reserve capital beyond their requirements’. Businesses should be wary. Don’t think this means funding is finally about to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hate to say we told you so...
By Chris Gorman, Forum of Private Business Ever since the global financial meltdown, attempting to diagnose the health of the economy has become a national preoccupation. Journalists, analysts and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Bribery Act: At what point does being part of a six figure corporate...
The Bribery Act 2010 describes itself as ‘An Act to make provision about offences relating to bribery; and for connected purposes’ – nothing too controversial there you would think. The Act is due to...
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Big data: after the gold rush
In case you haven’t noticed Big Data (BD) has been a hot topic in business for some time. Governments and public institutions, not to mention economists, business commentators and technology companies...
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How the Circular Economy will change what we buy, how we own and the...
The circular economy At a recent conference I attended, Joe McGee from Jabil – the $18bn manufacturing company, which you will probably never have heard of, said: “If you are not disrupting you will be...
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