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<description><![CDATA[ BusinessZone offers a wealth of news and features covering all aspects of small to medium business: starting up, finances, technology, managing people and more... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Boosting female entrepreneurship ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ There are just over a million self employed women compared with nearly three million self employed men in the UK. Why is it that women still lag behind men when it comes to starting their own businesses when there are so many drivers for women to set up on their own, such as flexible hours, seeking a new challenge, support groups and the opportunity to be more creative?  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/185412/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Starting an ethical business ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ With expenditure on ethical products now topping &#163;32.2bn a year (up from &#163;29.7bn last year) are you considering taking a step into the market and grabbing a slice of the action? And if so where should you pitch your business?   ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/182145/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Customer, competition and climate ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ In the midst of an economic downturn, starting up a new business is a bold move to make. Get it right and you will reap the rewards despite the state of the economy, but get your proposition wrong and you could be another casualty of a recession.<br/> <BR>...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/182452/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Networking to survive ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ With start-ups currently facing only a 50% chance of survival, good networking has become vital to the growth of new businesses. Developing trusting relationships among key advocates is the key to success.<br/><BR>Successful networking could hold the key t...    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/181819/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Taking the risk out of starting up ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Anyone who has watched Dragons' Den over the last few years could be forgiven for thinking that starting a business is so fraught with risk and uncertainty as to be near impossible. However, that couldn't be further from the truth.<br/><BR>The seemingly en...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/181518/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Getting the basics right ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Life for us England fans during the current Six Nations Championship has been difficult. During two second half performances against Wales and Italy our beloved team seemed to have forgotten how to play rugby union, prompting many pundits to comment on t... ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/180092/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Home is where the business is ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ An increasing number of people starting their own businesses are choosing to work from home. This can be an attractive option, especially for people with family commitments, as it enables you to work in a way that suits you and your lifestyle.</br><BR>The ...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/179474/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Top 10 tips for start-ups ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ <ol><li><strong>Seek free advice or <a href="http://www.businesszone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=169119&d=1095&h=1097&f=1096&dateformat=%o-%B-%Y"       target="_blank">funding</a> from business development organisations.</strong> <P>Absorb as much advice from ...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/179124/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ How to prepare a business plan ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ A business plan is a vital document for any business. It can be used as a planning tool for management in the growth and guidance of their company, and is often key to securing external finance. It is the initial contact between the entrepreneur and pote...     ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/178098/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ What technology should I look for when I'm starting out? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ <strong>Go to a specialist IT provider &#150; get the right advice</strong> <BR>Even for the tech-savvy customer it's important to get the right advice. There is a host of specialist IT providers out there with years of experience dealing with start-up business...       ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/177733/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ What help for the new entrepreneur? ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Changes in the way banks now handle business accounts is making it harder and harder for the new entrepreneur to start up. <P>As a result of banks moving small businesses into the retail banking sector rather than the business banking sector, facilities...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174768/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Going through the emotions ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Are great leaders born or made? We all know a good leader when we see one and we can all think of a number of their attributes. But how important is emotion in the qualities of leadership? <P>Over the last decade, Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been re...      ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174969/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Celebrating women ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ It's Women's Enterprise Day today, a new institution in the UK which recognises that business women are finally on the radar (they contribute an estimated &#163;60bn to the UK economy) but there's also a long way to go as less than 20% of businesses are owned...  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/175622/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Mind the gap ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ The European Commission's recent survey on entrepreneurial attitudes in Europe makes revealing reading: 50% of Europeans prefer to work for someone else while 45% would rather be their own boss. The gap with the US is big, for 61% of US citizens want to ...     ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174457/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Supporting our small business nation ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ This week is Small Business Week 2007. In our latest Starting Up blog, BT Business' Bill Murphy explains the reasons behind the initiative.    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174983/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Keep it simple - but make sure it works ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ Belinda Webb of the FSB argues in her <a href="http://www.businesszone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=173235&d=1095&h=1097&f=1096&dateformat=%o-%B-%Y"     target="_blank"><strong>article</strong></a> for greater simplicity in the provision of government-funded b...    ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/174245/1095/1097/1096</link>
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<title><![CDATA[ Best of friends ]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ You started in business together with a common passion for your big idea. How can you make sure that the business survives your honeymoon period?<BR>  ]]></description>
<link>http://www.businesszone.co.uk/item/173552/1095/1097/1096</link>
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