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Reports that the Government is considering giving working fathers six months unpaid paternity leave have been condemned by small business groups, who see it as yet another legislative burden causing headaches for SMEs.
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A review of the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme has led to changes in the eligibility criteria, which are intended to benefit start-ups and new businesses.
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In the interests of creating a prompt payment culture where everyone coughs up cash in a timely fashion, the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) is calling for small businesses to pay suppliers on time.
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Much has been made of a change to the Sex Discrimination Act brought in on 1 October, with lobby groups claiming it will allow employees to hold small businesses to ransom. But employment law experts are warning small businesses not to overreact.
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Relief from the perennial burden of red tape could be in sight after the Cabinet Office announced a project to measure and then reduce the paperwork and administration faced by small businesses.
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As research reveals that Britons spend an amazing 128,780 hours (an aggregate of almost 15 years) in a working lifetime staring at computer or television screens, small business owners should be aware of their responsibilities when it comes to looking after their employees' eyesight.
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Responsibility for fire safety in commercial premises is to pass from the Fire Brigade to business owners from next April under a change to regulations coming into effect from next April.
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In the late 1990s, Adam Balon, Jon Wright and Richard Reed came up with the idea of a device to automatically fill your bath, but, largely due to the dangerous mix of water and electricity, they changed tack and started down the fruit smoothie road.
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Responsibility for fire safety in commercial premises is to pass from the Fire Brigade to business owners from next April under a change to regulations coming into effect from next April.
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In the late 1990s, Adam Balon, Jon Wright and Richard Reed came up with the idea of a device to automatically fill your bath, but, largely due to the dangerous mix of water and electricity, they changed tack and started down the fruit smoothie road.
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Former policewoman Julie Hester and her husband and business partner Gary, joint founders of the Property Search Group (PSG) franchise, have acquired an equity stake in Business for Breakfast.
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Ex-Oasis drummer Tony McCaroll has been drumming up support for two new Clive's Easylearn Pop Music Schools in Heald Green and Cheadle Hulme in Cheshire.
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The Franchisee of the Year, sponsored by HSBC and Express Newspapers, is an annual event organised by the British Franchise Association (BFA) to recognise outstanding achievements by franchisees in the UK.
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Five years after the Government proclaimed its desire to make 'the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business by 2005', a third of Britons say they would not start a business for fear of failure.
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