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Posted on 9 December 2008 - Comments

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has reiterated calls for greater levels of financial support for small business owners.

A new FSB report has indicated that a third of small firms are still having trouble securing lending...

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Posted on 8 December 2008 - Comments

The outlook for IT contractors is not entirely gloomy, despite the current economic downturn, according to a new study.

Research conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) indicates that IT workers rate their...

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Posted on 8 December 2008 - Comments

The government should offer more support to disabled people hoping to start their own business, it has been claimed.

According to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB),"innovative thinking" around welfare reform is...

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Posted on 5 December 2008 - Comments

Just ten per cent of firms expect London's status as a world city will grow over the next five years, according to research conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and professional services firm KPMG.

A number of...

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Posted on 5 December 2008 - Comments

Banks must pass on the one percentage point interest cut on to small firms, one business group has claimed.

After the Bank of England's monetary policy committee slashed the base rate from three per cent to two per cent on...

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