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29th March 2008
Nursery care: 'crisis looms'
Families and small businesses face a crisis in nursery care if government plans go ahead, the Federation of Small Business (FSB) warned yesterday. It said that new conditions which come into force...
29th March 2008
Baggage backlog at Heathrow
Thousands of bags are still stuck at Heathrow Airport's new Terminal 5 after three days of cancellations. Behind-the-scenes photographs shown to the BBC showed luggage in large heaps. British...
28th March 2008
Boots kicked over new payment terms
Pharmaceutical retail company Alliance Boots has come under fire for a change to the way that it pays its suppliers. The Forum for Private Business (FPB) has added the store chain to its "Hall...
28th March 2008
SMEs 'failing to seize Olympic opportunities'
Small and medium-sized firms are particularly unprepared to take advantage of the financial benefits offered by the 2012 Olympics, a new report has found. Research from Lloyds TSB estimates that...
27th March 2008
MPs pledge to protect independent retailers
Out-of-town shopping centres will be barred from squeezing out small local shops, under new plans revealed today by the government. In a Commons debate on saving the traditional high street, a...
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