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FPB rebrands and launches new services

Wednesday, 10 March 2010

The Forum of Private Business has rebranded with a new logo and tagline, and is launching a range of new services for members.

UK trade gap widens

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

The UK's trade deficit with the rest of the world unexpectedly widened in January, after the sharpest drop in exports in over three years.

Workplace equality suffers attitude problem

Tuesday, 9 March 2010

A difference in the way men and women tend to approach work could be a major barrier towards future pay equality in the workplace, says life insurance company Friends Provident in its Visions of Britain 2020, a report conducted with the Future Foundation.

Entrepreneur slams Business Link

Monday, 8 March 2010

The owner of the national oven valeters company Ovenu has slammed Business Link South East’s advice on customer service, given in a recent e-newsletter, as “potentially catastrophic for business owners.”

Entrepreneurs lack training opportunities

Monday, 8 March 2010

Provision of education and training for entrepreneurs worldwide is inadequate, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report.

J K Rowling tops entrepreneurs poll

Monday, 8 March 2010

Harry Potter author JK Rowling is the most inspirational and admired entrepreneurial female role model for young British women, according to a poll by Co-operative Financial Services.

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SME Toolkit

General

Sales for the non-salesman

There isn’t a business on earth that isn’t based on money changing hands in exchange for goods or services in some shape or form. And in most cases that means selling. We examine the basics.

Finance

Fraud Risk Strategies for SMEs

One of the key lessons to be learnt from the recession is that few if any companies can ignore the threat of fraud. David Alexander, the president of the UK Chapter of the Association for Certified Fraud Examiners and director of Forensics at Smith & Williamson offers advice.

Finance

Securing business funding

Andrew Foyle, a member of the famous bookselling family, set up publishing company BLi Education in 2007 and has already built it into a £10 million-plus business. Here he sets out his tips for raising finance to fund business growth.

Legal

Dealing with snowed-in staff

As the mercury continues to plummet, employment lawyers are having a field day dishing out advice both to staff and their longsuffering bosses.

Independent schools

Have private schools been given six of the best by the recession? EN examines the real bottom line.

Keystroke cops

These days the data held on your computers could be worth more than the hardware itself. So what can you do to make it more secure?

Pigs in lipstick?

Examples of impressive business sales were thin on the ground in 2009 but this year could see that change – if sellers get their presentation right.

Ad its chips?

During the recession marketing budgets have migrated onto the internet at a rate of knots. What has the impact been? EN investigates.

Barring a miracle

The economy might still be limping along but at least gold traders are making a mint. EN discovers how the inflation of a bubble is spawning a glut of new businesses.

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