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The Government, financial institutions, and a host of business bodies are being called on to provide greater support to women entrepreneurs, in a new report published by The Industrial Society.
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Small businesses may have to put their growth plans on hold when changes to employment rules come into force later this month.
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New e-businesses in the very early stages of business development will now have access to ten newly launched incubators, which will focus specifically on the internet sector.
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Prospective technology entrepreneurs seeking greater flexibility when first developing their businesses can now draw on the support of a new virtual incubation service.
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Complying with government red tape can cost small businesses more than £3,600 a year.
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Aggrieved employees could inflict terminal damage on your business, even after they have left your company.
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The first transitional period to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 ends on 23 October 2001.
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Small businesses are not always able to compete with their larger competitors on price, but there are other ways to differentiate themselves and capture a potential consumer's eye.
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The first transitional period to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 ends on 23 October 2001.
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Small businesses are not always able to compete with their larger competitors on price, but there are other ways to differentiate themselves and capture a potential consumer's eye.
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Small- and medium-sized firms' employers realise the value of their staff in driving forward business success according to a recent survey based on a telephone interviews with 500 SMEs.
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UK companies are now the second fastest at paying their bills, in Europe.
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Tapping into the public sector contract pipeline has just been made that little bit easier following publication of a guide designed to advise small businesses on how to increase their chances of winning bids for government contracts.
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The Office of Fair Trading's 'complain, comply or confess' awareness campaign to educate small businesses about the dangers of cartels may have run its course, but it stresses that the message continues to be the same: stamp them out!
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