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Are small businesses prepared for the unexpected?
[February 26, 2006] Contingency plans for staff absence and a major IT systems failure was the focus of the latest online internet survey run by The University of Nottingham Institute for Enterprise and Innovation.

FPB brands TUC work your hours day 'reckless'
[February 24, 2006] A leading business pressure group says today's stunt by the TUC to stage a national 'Work Your Proper Hours' day risks damaging the UK's economic engine room - small firms.

Were you born to be an entrepreneur?
[February 23, 2006] How your position in your family, education, and the make up of your DNA may determine how likely you are to be a successful entrepreneur!

UK youth want to be entrepreneurs
[February 21, 2006] The largest annual survey of entrepreneurial activity in the United Kingdom shows more people between 18 and 24 expect to be running their own business over the next three years than any other age group.

The Apprentice - Alan Sugar returns for series 2
[February 20, 2006] Fans of the first series of the BBC's "Apprentice" will be pleased to hear that the series returns this February, with another selection of "entrepreneurs" ready to have their business (and stress management) skills put to the test by tycoon Sir Alan Sugar.

Businesses in London's C-charge Extension Zone to Cut Jobs
[February 17, 2006] More than a third of company directors in London's c-charge Western Extension Zone expect to have to cut staffing levels when the scheme is introduced

UK Business Investment in Good Health
[February 14, 2006] Business investment in the UK is in good health according to the latest IoD Economic Briefing.

eBay turns UK into a nation of online shopkeepers
[February 12, 2006] Over 170,000 small businesses across Europe make the bulk of their earnings from eBay, and this figure is growing every week, reports The Guardian

Record results from self assessment deadline
[February 7, 2006] Nearly two million taxpayers filed their self assessment returns online by the 31 January deadline this year - a 38% increase on last year, according to The Revenue.

52 per cent of SMEs are still paying staff bonuses
[February 3, 2006] Amidst talk of recession, massive consumer debt, and recent retail gloom, surprisingly 52 per cent of SMEs are still paying their staff annual bonuses.

BIG Programme to Help Small Businesses in North Yorkshire
[February 1, 2006] Business Link York & North Yorkshire is launching its BIG programme to help small businesses to overcome barriers to growth.

Is Government letting down small businesses?
[January 30, 2006] The Government's business support network is failing to provide consistently high quality help and advice to new and growing firms, according to a report by the CBI released today.

Small Businesses left in lurch after IT purchasing
[January 24, 2006] Many small businesses feel abandoned by suppliers after buying new IT equipment, according to research from Cisco

Student website entrepreneur threatened with sabotage
[January 19, 2006] Cyberspace blackmailers have sabotaged the website that earned a British student entrepreneur more than $1 million in advertising sales, according to The Times.

Small business group complains over plumber tax advert!
[January 16, 2006] The FSB has filed a complaint following publication of an Inland Revenue advert which implies that plumbers and other self employed people may be less than reliable when it comes to paying tax

Could Bird Flu impact UK businesses?
[January 12, 2006] Croner reports that employers are still failing to recognise the financial blow that bird flu could have on their business, and are not make contingency plans quick enough

Britain's Top 100 Entrepreneurs
[January 5, 2006] Management Today has released its third annual list of the most entrepreneurial figures in the UK. It is estimated that the Top 100 are collectively worth £15.6 billion.

Lazy workers escaping punishment over "sickies"
[January 4, 2006] A quarter of small businesses are so scared about being sued that they are refusing to tackle their own lazy staff!

The FPB's Small Business "Wish List" for 2006
[December 22, 2005] Business pressure group The Forum of Private Business has sent a song to Chancellor Gordon Brown as its Christmas Wish List for a prosperous New Year for its business members.

DTI research busts small business myths
[December 19, 2005] The degree of risk felt by those thinking of starting their own business is wrongly inflated, deterring some from taking the next step, according to the DTI.

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