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London's high-tech businesses top Euro venture capital league
London has the largest cluster of high-tech venture capital-backed companies outside the US, according to a new report published by gateway2investment (g2i). [October 3, 2006]

eBay to launch eBay Express in the UK
Following on from its successful launch in the US, eBay is to launch its eBay Express website in the UK. The company claims the site will offer small businesses a hassle-free and credible route to market. [October 2, 2006]

Royal Mail Unveils New Online Postage Service
Royal Mail has launched a new service that allows people to buy and print their postage online for the first time. [September 28, 2006]

White Van Man faces overnight tax hike of 600%
Workers who take home company vans overnight for personal use are facing a massive 600% increase in their tax liability unless their companies act quickly. [September 27, 2006]

Vast majority of businesses oppose extended maternity leave
Research reveals that 82% of UK businesses oppose the proposed extension of paid maternity leave and that new legislation could back-fire and actually increase discrimination. [September 22, 2006]

Red tape and gold-plating strangling small business growth
The FSB and the Foreign Policy Centre have joined forces to warn the Government that the current burden on small firms from red tape and gold-plating is holding back small business growth. [September 18, 2006]

Female entrepreneurs starting businesses for greater flexibility
Mums who turn their kitchens into boardrooms and start a home business are driven by the need for greater work flexibility according to a new study of working mothers. Includes 7 top tips for business mums. [September 15, 2006]

New version of best-selling business plan software released
The 2007 version of Business Plan Pro, the ever-popular business planning software has just been released. The latest issue includes some new features and resources to make writing your business plan even easier. [September 14, 2006]

Businesses urged to save environment with Christmas e-cards
It still feels a little early to be thinking of Christmas but that isn't stopping Envirowise from urging businesses to save the environment by sending their Christmas greetings online this year. [September 13, 2006]

Struggling salespeople needed for 'Hard Sell' TV series
Diverse, the TV production company behind several popular TV programmes, is looking for businesses that are struggling with sales to take part in 'Hard Sell', a new business programme to be broadcast on Sky One. [September 11, 2006]

Asian entrepreneurs' wealth grows with move to high-tech sectors
The ability of Asian entrepreneurs to adapt to new business opportunities has seen the sector’s wealth grow at three times the rate of that produced by the UK economy as a whole [September 8, 2006]

Chambers of Commerce call for Small Business Service axe
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) claim that businesses have had enough of the Government’s amateur approach to supporting small businesses, and want the Small Business Service (SBS) to be axed. [September 5, 2006]

Conservatives launch policies to help small businesses
The Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne, has launched a series of new policy proposals, specifically designed to help smaller businesses succeed. [September 4, 2006]

Employers looking for communication skills and work ethic
Employers are placing much more emphasis on the soft skills of school leavers such as communication skills and work ethic than on literacy and numeracy, according to the latest CIPD/KPMG quarterly Labour Market Outlook. [August 31, 2006]

Most UK Business people change their accents when doing business
UK business people are 'Accent Chameleons' as two thirds confess to changing their voice in the workplace! [August 23, 2006]

Warning over 'excessive' HMRC powers to investigate tax payers
HMRC should not be given powers that exceed those of the police when investigating tax crime, says PKF Accountants & business advisers. [August 23, 2006]

Surge in online spending at auction sites
New banking data reveals that £2.8 billion was spent on auction sites last year, as the number of people buying on the web continues to surge. [August 21, 2006]

Businesses urged to adopt simple water saving practices
With UK households being targeted to counter the worst water shortage in over a decade, new statistics from Envirowise reveal offices are needlessly wasting 310 million litres of water each working day. [August 16, 2006]

Age Discrimination - are you prepared?
Small businesses risk facing legal action if they do not update their working practices to reflect the changes being brought in under new age discrimination legislation. Includes Top Tips to help you avoid workplace age discrimination. [August 14, 2006]

Survey shows firms think postal changes will be costly
Smaller businesses think the changes to the postal system being introduced on 21 August will lead to an increase in costs, according to a recent survey. [August 10, 2006]

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