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8th August 2008
Security risks: British small businesses 'among most vulnerable'
British companies are among the most vulnerable to security threats, European research has found. In a survey by computer security firm Symantec, 25% of UK respondents said that they had lost...
7th August 2008
Consumer confidence plummets
Consumer confidence in the economy plunged by record levels in July, according to the latest monthly survey by Nationwide. The building society's Consumer Confidence Index fell by 11 points to...
7th August 2008
Government pledges to bust apprentice bureaucracy
Taking on apprentices is set to get easier for employers, after the Government promised to slash red tape. The plans, announced by skills secretary John Denham, pledge to cut unnecessary demands...
6th August 2008
Regulation cap mooted
The Government could cap regulatory budgets to reduce the bureaucratic burden for businesses, business minister John Hutton has announced. And Government departments may be forced to offset new...
6th August 2008
Shop prices continue climbing
Shop price inflation has risen from 2.5% in June to 3.2% in July, according to the Nielsen Shop-Price Index. Food prices rose 1.9% in the 12 months to July, with the cost of fresh food up 10.8%....
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- 2nd January 2009 Gloomier forecast from business group
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