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No-nonsense guide to government rules & regs
A new DTI guide has been released which should take the jargon out of the seemingly ever-growing list of government rules and regulations most small businesses are obliged to keep up with [July 29, 2005]

Family Businesses wanted for TV show!
Channel 4 are looking for family run or small businesses for a brand new TV show pilot! [July 28, 2005]

No time for Congestion Charge increase says FPB
A business pressure group argues that now is not the time to increase the c-charge in London. [July 28, 2005]

More and more small businesses want to be by the sea
According to the Mail on Sunday, entrepreneurs like to be beside the seaside . . . and not just for holidays. [July 26, 2005]

BT urges SME's not to let missellers off the hook
BT has called for the telecoms industry to put a stop to misselling practices aimed at Britain’s small and medium-sized businesses. [July 26, 2005]

Many small firms happy staying the same size
Over a third of Britain's small firms want their business to stay the same size, or at least do not want to recruit any more employees, according to a new survey. [July 25, 2005]

FPB calls for better way to deal with unfair competition
A leading business pressure group is welcoming the Office of Fair Trading's drive to raise the profile of competition law among small businesses but say it must get tougher. [July 21, 2005]

Is Britain a nation of life makers, not risk takers?
New research has identified the key motivations behind a largely misunderstood breed of British worker: the alterpreneur. [July 19, 2005]

British bees stung by Government cuts!
An unusual piece of small business news today - a leading business pressure group is backing a campaign to safeguard the British honeybee population whose future is threatened by Government cuts [July 14, 2005]

Google SMS - Now you can search via your mobile!
Google has launched a new service which enables users to search for information via a mobile phone - you can even obtain driving directions if you get lost [July 13, 2005]

Cost Fears Hold Back UK’s ‘WANTrepreneurs’
Fears of spiralling day-to-day costs are holding back the UK’s budding entrepreneurs, according to a new study by Lexmark. [July 12, 2005]

Government red tape tops British small business concerns
Red tape, interest rates and the state of the economy are the key concerns for small business owners according to a new survey [July 12, 2005]

Many small businesses believe e-business is not important
The startling findings of the third annual East Midlands Small Business e-Adoption Survey were revealed last week and showed that over half of businesses in the region do not see e-business as important to their current needs. [July 11, 2005]

A mission to stop the spam army
An interesting article in The Independent looks at how Microsoft aims to destroy the ever-growing problem of "spam" [July 11, 2005]

Business boom ahead as London wins Olympic bid
Following a tough campaign over the past 2 years, London managed to beat its rival, Paris in winning its bid to host the 2012 Olympics. A business boom is expected to follow [July 6, 2005]

New site aims to beat online auction cheats
A new web-based service launches this week that aims to combat the growing problem of online auction fraud. [June 30, 2005]

Small businesses struggle with HR duties
Small businesses are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing challenges of managing employees, according to a survey released today [June 29, 2005]

eBay introduces "ProStores" to further boost sales
Auction giant, eBay, has introduced a new product, Prostores, which will enable serious sellers to set up their own independent sites, but still process all their transactions via eBay systems (incuding Paypal). [June 28, 2005]

Number of small business start ups falls
After achieving record highs last year the number of small business start ups fell in the first quarter of 2005 from 129,500 in Q1 2004 to 116,300, according to data released by Barclays last week. [June 27, 2005]

Teenage summer camps for would-be entrepreneurs
Gordon Brown is backing a scheme to develop summer camps for budding teenage entrepreneurs, according to a report in The Guardian today. [June 27, 2005]

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