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Entrepreneurs Panel

David Pollock
Jennie Johnson
Jeremy Roberts
Brian Hay
Debbie Pierce
Julie Meyer
Tony Caldeira
Richard O'Sullivan
Michael Oliver
Charlie Mullins
Steve Purdham
Laura Tenison

Business News

Government plans "deferred prosecutions" to tackle economic crime

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Companies facing prosecution for economic crime could avoid court if they agree to "come clean" and "mend their ways" under new Government plans.

Government scheme to connect entrepreneurial students with SMEs

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Around 4,000 entrepreneurial students and graduates are to be given the opportunity to network with small and medium-sized enterprises as part of a new Government scheme.

Internet failures "cause most workplace stress"

Thursday, 17 May 2012

Technical cock-ups including email and internet failures have been voted the most stressful office conundrum, according to a new poll.

Bank cuts growth forecast

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

The Bank of England has cut its 2012 growth forecast for the UK from 1.2 per cent to 0.8 per cent, with governor Sir Mervyn King warning that the eurozone crisis remains the biggest threat to the country's economic recovery.

UK unemployment falls by 45,000 - but full-time jobs remain scarce

Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million between January and March, marking a second successive quarterly decline, according to official figures.

Businesses pile into £250m skills training pilot

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The Government has received an enthusiastic response to its pilot scheme to help businesses design and develop their own vocational training programmes, skills minister John Hayes has said.

Trade deficit narrows to £2.7bn - but eurozone crisis hits exports

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

The UK's trade deficit shrank from £2.9bn to £2.7bn between February and March thanks to an increase in exports of services in March, although the grinding eurozone crisis took its toll on shipments of goods.

Venture capitalists "don't understand entrepreneurs"

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Venture capitalists do not understand entrepreneurs and there is widespread scepticism among owner-managers about the benefits of going down the VC route - although those who have used it are generally happy with their experience, according to new research.

SME "growth champions" key to boosting economy, says report

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

Less than five per cent of small and medium-sized enterprises play the biggest role in boosting the economy and account for two-thirds of all private sector employment, according to a new report.

£100m university-industry collaboration fund opens for bids

Monday, 14 May 2012

A £100 million investment fund to support research partnerships between universities, businesses, charities and private donors has opened for bids.

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SME Toolkit

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How to build impactful business relationships - top tips

Stretched resources mean senior business leaders have increasingly less time to spend away from the office networking, yet business relationships are more valued than ever.

So in these tough times how can business leaders ensure they are building impactful business relationships with the limited resources and time available to them?

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Green money saving tips for your office

Cash flow is the lifeblood of all businesses and continues to be a major problem for many.

With Vince Cable likening the UK’s recent economic woes to living through a war, many companies are adopting a rationing mentality looking at all types of money saving tips to reduce costs without cutting their most valuable asset – staff.

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Is your business fit enough?

As we entered 2012 and the new calendar year, people up and down the country were undoubtedly taking a long hard look at themselves, and thinking about what they would like to change.

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Olympic organisers are prepared for the 2012 Games – but are businesses?

With less than 100 days to go to the opening of the London 2012 Olympics, organisers have said all is going according to plan.

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David Hughes

David Hughes sums up his entrepreneurial career to date thus: four spectacular successes and two failures. He founded the sports retailer Allsports and achieved turnover of £180 million before a vicious price war meant decline, administration in 2005 and a sell-off to rival JD Sports.

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