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| 29/01/2001 |
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Just five years ago, there were only 19 million internet-users
worldwide. Today, there are 200 million and, according to leading IT analysts
International Data Corporation, this will swell to a billion, or every sixth
person on the planet, by 2005.
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| 26/01/2001 |
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When Justine Chilton was setting up her corporate event management
company in 1996, she decided to take an NVQ in business planning - just to be
sure she was doing everything right. This turned out to a good decision,
because the course led to her first award, and to a business that now has a
turnover of £220,000, despite having only two employees.
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| 23/01/2001 |
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With the 2000 Human Rights Act now in force, and the maximum award
for unfair dismissal due to rise to £51,700 next week, the recent surge
in the number applications for employment tribunals shows no signs of slowing
down.
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| 18/01/2001 |
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The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) this week marked the 25th
anniversary of the Sexual Discrimination Act with a new advertising campaign
designed to narrow the gender pay gap by changing public perception of what
constitutes a healthy balance between work and private life.
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| 11/01/2001 |
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Although the government's controversial 'corporate killing' bill has
yet to be passed, safety experts are urging SMEs to take health and safety
regulations seriously, and implement them before it's too late.
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| 09/01/2001 |
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One unforeseen consequence of the impending introduction of
stakeholder pensions is that many SMEs are opting instead to set up alternative
schemes which have the added advantage of offering financial incentives to
employees.
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| 07/01/2001 |
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Draft regulations included in the Data Protection Act's code of
practice on drug testing could restrict companies from checking employees for
illegal substances in the future. Business Europe investigates.
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| 05/01/2001 |
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The euro's recent rally against the dollar plus the positive economic
signals coming out of the eurozone have reignited the row over whether or not
Britain should join the euro.
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| 29/12/2000 |
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If European governments really want to develop a thriving small
business sector within the Union they must try to encourage more women to set
up their own firms.
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| 19/12/2000 |
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The small business communities in the UK's three newest cities were
this morning anticipating good times ahead.
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| 15/12/2000 |
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As small and medium size businesses provide the driving force behind
economic growth, a more collaborative style of relations between owner managers
and unions is required. A new alliance between the Federation of Small Business
and the General Federation of Trade Unions may provide just that.
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| 08/12/2000 |
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is probably one of the European
Union's least-known institutions. Which is a shame, because it has lots and
lots of money, much of which is used to finance small businesses
start-ups.
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| 07/12/2000 |
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Family-run firms account for nearly three-quarters of all companies,
but very few of them evolve into legendary business dynasties such as Cadbury's
or Sainsbury. Business Europe explores the pros and cons of filling the
boardroom with members of the same family.
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| 06/12/2000 |
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Ahead of Thursday's green paper on parental leave, Business Europe talks to Peter Done, managing director of the UK's leading employment law consultants Peninsula Business Services.
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| 04/12/2000 |
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A new tranche of business legislation is threatening to undermine the
pre-election charm offensive launched by Tony Blair last week when he unveiled
plans for a deregulation bill that aims to boost enterprise by cutting red
tape, writes Catherine Wheatley of Sunday Business.
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| 30/11/2000 |
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Simon Buckby, Chief Executive of pro-euro lobby Britain in Europe,
invites you to take a hard look at the consequences of remaining outside the
single European currency indefinitely.
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| 28/11/2000 |
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Proposals to help customers distinguish honest businesses from
crooked chancers could figure in the government's legislative programme,
reports Catherine Wheatley of Sunday Business.
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| 22/11/2000 |
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As Tony Blair gradually steps up his campaign in favour of the single
European currency, Business Europe talks to George Eustice, one of anti-euro
lobby Business for Sterling's leading campaign co-ordinators.
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| 21/11/2000 |
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Small firms are set to be the main beneficiary of new European
Commission regulations governing fair competition when companies strike
business deals agreeing to co-operate with one another.
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| 16/11/2000 |
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The Institute of Business Advisers, which represents experts
specialising in small business consultancy services, yesterday chose Michael
Horner as its new Chief Executive. In an interview with Business Europe, Horner
says that while the outlook for SMEs in late 2000 is improving, there remains
an urgent need for the government to consult with them more widely.
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| 13/11/2000 |
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The UK's worst flooding in 40 years has put the threat of global
warming back onto the agenda just in time for this week's world climate-change
summit in The Hague. As politicians squabble over who should cut emissions of
which pollutants, green-minded small businesses can do more than read the
newspapers.
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| 10/11/2000 |
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Welfare systems across the developed world risk collapsing under the
weight of an ageing population unless governments take immediate steps to halt
early retirement, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
warned today.
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| 09/11/2000 |
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Although small French companies have been flocking across the Channel to escape sky-high taxes and social charges for some years now, the exodus won't last forever and may already be slowing down.
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| 06/11/2000 |
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European Commission plans to overhaul rules outlawing unfair small
print or 'clauses' in business to consumer contracts could be a legal nightmare
for small EU companies, warn industry lawyers.
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| 03/11/2000 |
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UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is betting his political
future that deep cuts in road hauliers' vehicle excise duties and tax breaks
for rural drivers will buy off another crippling fuel-levy protest.
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