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21st December 2007
Business banking measures scrapped
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have reacted angrily to a decision to lift restrictions on the way that banks provide business accounts. Temporary controls were imposed on the 'Big Four'...
20th December 2007
Green-fingered start ups show strongest rise
Gardening and horticultural services were the fastest growing types of new business in the three months to October, a new survey suggests. The latest Barclays Local Business survey, which...
20th December 2007
'Worst' mobile phone drivers to face prison
Drivers who use mobile phones will in the future be more likely to face two-year jail term. Under new policy guidelines announced by the Crown Prosecution Service, prosecutors will use the...
20th December 2007
SMEs full of festive cheer, says survey
Small business owners are prepared to spend significant amounts of money helping staff celebrate Christmas even though 2007 was a year of financial hardship for many, says a new survey. Despite...
19th December 2007
Citizens' Advice calls for new employment watchdog
Individual workers and good employers are suffering unnecessarily at the hands of unscrupulous bosses, a report released today has said. The report from Citizens' Advice and Citizens' Advice...
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