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Bytestart reader hit by bank risk assessment charges
We received an email from the director of a small company who feels he has been penalised with higher bank risk charges, when many much larger companies are treated very differently by the major high street banks [May 24, 2005]

New breed of entrepreneurs enters Parliament
Over a quarter of the new MPs elected to the House of Commons have run their own business according to the FSB. [May 23, 2005]

Businesses urged to hang up on cold call scams
Small businesses are being urged by the OFT to hang up on cold callers selling advertising in publications that they claim support the emergency services or charities. [May 19, 2005]

Crazy like an entrepreneur - Telegraph series
Senior international business figures have agreed to share their experience in a series of filmed interviews with Fifty Lessons. This week: Anita Roddick, founder of Body Shop International talks in The Telegraph. [May 19, 2005]

Small businesses greet Royal Mail bonuses with disdain
Small business bosses will react with disdain to reports that six Royal Mail directors have received £1m pay and bonus packages says the FPB. [May 17, 2005]

Britain’s smallest firms have no plans to grow up
Britain’s micro businesses are happy as they are, according to new research. The majority are run by lifestyle-focused business people who are more interested in a quality of life than growth. [May 17, 2005]

Business group welcomes renaming of DTI
The Institute of Directors have welcomed the Government's decision to give the DTI back its original name! [May 16, 2005]

Out-of-towners 'lack broadband touch'
The Telegraph reports that rural businesses may be more backward in making the best use of new technology than their urban peers following a research paper from Brunel University. [May 16, 2005]

Business Startup 2005 at Birmingham this June
The Business Startup Exhibition, now in its fifth year, is the UK's largest exhibition for anyone looking to start a new business. It opens on 3rd June at the Birmingham NEC. [May 12, 2005]

Small businesses could suffer from Euro Working Time Directive
A leading business pressure group says Labour MEPs should 'hang their heads in shame' after they voted to scrap the UK's opt out of the Working Time Directive yesterday in the European Parliament. [May 12, 2005]

Channel 4 seeks start ups for 'Risking it all' TV series
Channel 4 are currently producing the next ten part series of the excellent 'Risking it All' show. The production team are looking for new start up businesses to feature in the series. [May 10, 2005]

Debt still a concern for small businesses and individuals
Companies should still be worried about the bigger insolvency picture despite apparently positive DTI figures released last week. [May 10, 2005]

Small Firms Look Beyond Their Local Community
Small businesses in the UK feel less part of their local communities than ever before, according to the NatWest quarterly small businesses survey [May 9, 2005]

Group says Blair must now prove committment to small business
Tony Blair must prove early on in his historic third term that Labour is committed to supporting small businesses, the back bone of the UK economy, a leading business pressure group said today [May 6, 2005]

The Apprentice - Alan Sugar's top tips for business success
The BBC has published some key business success tips from Amstrad and "Apprentice" supremo, Alan Sugar [May 4, 2005]

Small businesses hit hard by rates rise
Britain's small businesses, the lifeblood of many local communities, are being crippled by huge increases in rates. The impact is compounded by many councils who fail to encourage them to apply for small business rate relief [May 4, 2005]

Election 2005 - What can small businesses hope for?
The FSB suggests that the main parties have scored some direct hits with pledges to slash bureaucracy, extend business rates relief and cut inspections. But... they still have a long way to go to secure the small business vote [May 3, 2005]

Business calls on major parties to rule out tax hikes after the election
The British Chambers of Commerce has called on the political parties to make a firm commitment ruling out any future business tax rises in the next Parliament [April 26, 2005]

Young entrepreneurs say Labour is best for small business
A survey has found that more young entrepreneurs (42.5 per cent) believe the Labour Party will create the best environment for small businesses after the next election than any other party [April 22, 2005]

Business confidence improves but still some way to go
Business confidence is at its highest in nine months, with a balance of 10% more companies expecting UK economic growth to improve during the next year than expect it to worsen, according to a London Chamber of Commerce study [April 19, 2005]

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