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2010-09-02 15:30 - 122 reads

A query about trading name using my own name plus ...

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Entrepreneurs 'should pay for business advice'

2010-08-19 16:24 - 1223 reads - 1 comment

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

Business lending through government scheme plummets

2010-08-16 11:21 - 492 reads

The amount of money lent to businesses through the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme dropped by almost 60% during the past 12 months, official figures reveal.

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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Lend to small firms or face a profit tax, Cable tells banks

2010-07-26 15:50 - 805 reads

Banks which refuse to lend money to viable businesses or pay excessive staff bonuses face new taxes on their profits, the government warned today.

Small business the focus of government's new tax shake-up

2010-07-20 16:28 - 997 reads

Reducing the complexity in the way small business owners are taxed is the first task of the government's new Office of Tax Simplification, the Treasury said today.

Entrepreneurs back Business Link's demise

2010-07-16 09:41 - 2780 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.

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's red tape slashers hold first meeting

2010-07-01 13:10 - 681 reads

The first meeting of Vince Cable's new red tape committee has taken place in Whitehall.

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