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London 2012

King of Shaves entrepreneur to sponsor British Olympic hopeful

2012-01-17 15:26 - 525 reads

Entrepreneur Will King has agreed to sponsor athlete James Ellington for the London 2012 Olympic Games after he failed to secure backing through an appeal on eBay.

Entrepreneurs to compete for gold at Startup Games

2012-01-09 16:27 - 592 reads

Prime minister David Cameron today invited global entrepreneurs to join UK businesses at a competition taking place during the 2012 Paralympic Games.

Entrepreneurs predict negative results from London 2012

2012-01-09 11:56 - 878 reads

A quarter of entrepreneurs believe that the 2012 Olympics will have a negative impact on their small business.

Government awarding more public sector contracts to SMEs

2011-11-29 09:07 - 531 reads

The number of contracts awarded to small and medium sized enterprises by the government has increased, according to the Cabinet Offfice.

Campaign launched to boost social enterprises in London 2012 boroughs

2011-09-30 09:56 - 849 reads

A new initiative has been launched aimed at supporting social entrepreneurs and boosting employment in the London boroughs hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.

Video exclusive: Sir Matt Pinsent on London 2012 initiative for small businesses

2010-07-26 11:11 - 3534 reads - 6 comments

The quadruple Olympic gold medallist discusses a new scheme to get SMEs involved in London 2012.

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Trademarks and the London 2012 Olympics: What you can and can't do

2010-06-15 14:11 - 2236 reads

Although there are restrictions on Olympic images and logos, marketing opportunities still exist for small businesses in the lead up to London 2012.

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