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Rising star: Stephen Brooks
Stephen Brooks started his events management company, PM Squared, after having worked for ten years for a conference and events firm. The company started making a profit within two months and one year later has a turnover of £150,000.
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CBI sees jump in flexible working
The last four years have seen a huge jump in the number of firms offering their staff the chance to work from home, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reports.
TUC: High morale important for staff retention
Employees need to have the ability to grow and learn in their job in order to keep morale high and prevent them from looking for work elsewhere, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) believes.
'Drip, drip' advertising more effective
Taking a 'drip, drip' approach to advertising and ensuring a brand is constantly in the public eye is more effective than one major, short-lived campaign, it is claimed.
Scrapped property relief rate hits SMEs
The government’s decision to scrap Empty Property Rate Relief has left many SMEs out of pocket, says the Forum of Private Business.
MPC decision understandable, business group says
The decision made by the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) to hold interest rates at five per cent was 'understandable', the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) comments.
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