Seven thousand UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) will benefit from a new programme to help them attract overseas customers through the internet, Business Secretary Vince Cable will announce. Vince Cable will also announce that ...
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During his eight years as chief executive of the PPMA,? member numbers have risen to more than 400 through mergers with a number of related trade associations. The last year has been marked by his leading the PPMA out of the joint venture ...
Many firms could be saving themselves a lot of money - and slashing their carbon emissions - if they paid a little more attention to the way they light their premises, according to a new survey. The research carried out by Ex-Or - a ...
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The UKIBC are delighted to invite you to a landmark event featuring two of the UK and India's most respected and successful retail visionaries - 'King of the High Street', George Davies, and Rakesh Biyani, Joint MD of the Future Group, one ...
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Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget statement. He pledged to scrap a 3p rise in fuel duty, cut national insurance payments and raise the personal allowance to £10,000 next April. Every business in the country ...
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Tineka Smith sits down with Zendesk's CEO to talk about social media, cloud technology and customer service. Zendesk is a provider of cloud-based helpdesk software for growing organizations to help them provide better customer service. ...
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East of England firms were urged to explore new trade opportunities with Russia following a three-day trade mission with Lord Green during December to the UK’s fastest growing major export market. As part of the mission, Lord Green ...
US President Barack Obama has finally signed a much-anticipated executive order to protect key elements of the country's critical infrastructure against cyberattacks. Covering power plants, water utilities and other high-profile targets, ...
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This year's International Toy Fair in Germany kicks off today. It will attract some 2,776 exhibitors from 62 countries, and more than 76,000 visitors. With over one million products on show, ToyNews looks at what the UK companies - ...
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Suppliers to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to champion their involvement in last summer's sporting spectacular, after a landmark deal has been reached by the Government, British Olympic Association (BOA) and ...
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Leicester, a city in the East Midlands of England, is identified as the second hub for expertise in garment designs and fashion by several high retailers because of its heritage for designs in the garment industry, according to The ...
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Glasgow is to receive £24m of government investment to become "a city of the future". Glasgow is to host the Technology Strategy Board’s ‘Future Cities Demonstrator’ for showing the impact technology can ...
Over 800 of the companies at Nuremberg choose not to exhibit at any other toy show. And, with over 2,700 exhibitors in total, it's an event that you simply can't afford to miss. Samantha Loveday takes a look at what we can expect from the ...
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Wholesale meat supplier Rectory Foods has collapsed into administration. Business recovery firm Leonard Curtis has been appointed administrator at Manchester-based rectory, which has been trading since 1996 and fell into administration ...
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XL, a global insurance and reinsurance company has introduced a new risk transfer product, called XL Commercial Advance for the UK companies. The new product incorporates property, business interruption, money, employers', public and ...