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Entrepreneurs 'should pay for business advice'

2010-08-19 16:24 - 1220 reads - 1 comment

Company owners should pay for business guidance which would encourage advisors to offer the best possible value, it has been claimed.

Video: The Apprentice's Tim Campbell on business support and the Big Society

2010-08-06 10:01 - 1604 reads - 1 comment

The Apprentice winner Tim Campbell on the demise of Business Link and the opportunities offered by the government's vision for the Big Society.

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Entrepreneurs back Business Link's demise

2010-07-16 09:41 - 2779 reads - 9 comments

Two thirds of small business owners support the decision to scrap the regional Business Links, a survey by BusinessZone.co.uk reveals.

Video: Two Secret Millionaires in conversation

2010-07-09 09:17 - 2371 reads

In an entertaining double interview, Dan Martin meets Carl Hopkins and Jonathan Hick, stars of TV's The Secret Millionaire.

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Doug Richard to Business Link: I shall not mourn your passing

2010-07-02 10:00 - 4911 reads - 5 comments

In an exclusive article, former Dragons' Den panellist Doug Richard welcomes the scrapping of enterprise advisory service Business Link.

Business Link's big social enterprise opportunity

2010-07-02 09:40 - 2428 reads - 5 comments

Following news that Business Link is to be scrapped, entrepreneur Robert Ashton says the organisation should become a social enterprise and start charging for its services.

Government confirms Business Link's demise

2010-06-30 09:13 - 11391 reads - 15 comments

The regional elements of enterprise advisory service Business Link will definitely be scrapped, the small business minister has revealed.

Business Link website costs £35m to run

2010-06-25 14:06 - 1412 reads - 2 comments

The Business Link website costs £2.15 per visitor, it has been revealed, as the government announces plans to close up to 75% of publicly funded sites in an effort to save millions of pounds.

Abolished RDAs: "We are ready for change"

2010-06-24 12:19 - 873 reads - 1 comment

England's Regional Development Agencies, whose abolition was announced in the Budget, have accepted the change and will support the government in the transition to a new system.

Emergency Budget 2010: Government abolishes Regional Development Agencies

2010-06-22 16:11 - 1124 reads

England's Regional Development Agencies are to be scrapped and replaced with a new network of local enterprise partnerships, the government has revealed.

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