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Government to spend £78m on business support this year, minister reveals

2011-11-23 12:50 - 1598 reads - 1 comment

The government will spend more than £78m on programmes and initiatives to support business owners in 2011/12, it has been revealed.

Keeping the dog advisers at bay: Shutting out the back door Business Links

2011-11-21 09:39 - 613 reads

If you are in an early stage business, there is a strong chance you will have met a Waggy Tailed Adviser, or even a pack of them.

Business Link website relaunched as Global Entrepreneurship Week begins

2011-11-14 09:01 - 1339 reads

The government has unveiled the first new services provided by the revamped Business Link website as more than 100 countries begin the annual celebration of enterprise.

Bye Business Link: Entrepreneurs are doing it for themselves

2011-10-10 08:28 - 1774 reads

Malcolm Evans discusses an entrepreneur-led business support group set up to fill some of the space vacated by the demise of Business Link.

Campaign launched to save Business Link

2011-09-16 10:56 - 5053 reads - 7 comments

An advisor working for Business Link has started a petition calling on the government to reconsider the decision to close the service.

New Business Link helpline to open on 25 November

2011-07-15 10:58 - 1597 reads

A new business support telephone helpline to replace the scrapped face-to-face services offered by Business Link will open on 25 November, the government has announced.

Long awaited government-backed small business mentoring scheme launches

2011-07-03 23:05 - 2411 reads - 3 comments

After months of speculation, the new government-supported network of business mentors has finally been launched.

Government’s new business mentoring scheme to launch in July, minister reveals

2011-05-19 17:43 - 4361 reads - 6 comments

The government’s new network of up to 40,000 business mentors will kick off in July with an online portal, the small business minister has said.

We'd cut Business Link website costs from £35m to zero, entrepreneurs tell government

2011-04-26 10:55 - 4400 reads - 9 comments

The founders of an online start-up have said if they were put in charge of the Business Link website they would remove all costs by turning it into a social community.

Lord Sugar: 'People like me are a dying breed'

2011-03-31 14:33 - 5800 reads - 14 comments

Lord Sugar has criticised entrepreneurs for expecting banks and the government to support their companies.

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