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Get a happy work/life balance
Three-quarters of small business owners believe their quality of life has improved since they took the plunge and started up on their own, according to research from insurance firm MORE TH>N Business.
FPB fights retail park ‘parasites’
A war of words has broken out between the Forum of Private Business, fighting the corner for independent high street retailers, and large out-of-town shopping centres that are allegedly threatening nearby small businesses.
FSB wants Government to deliver
Leading small business group, the Federation of Small Businesses has called on the Government to put its money where its mouth is in 2006 and deliver on six key promises made to the nation's small and medium-sized firms.
Small businesses optimistic for the future
Small business owners are feeling optimistic about their prospects for the coming year, despite rumblings of concern about the global economy according to the results of a survey by MasterCard International.
eBay business is booming
More than 68,000 people make a living by selling on auction site eBay, according to research by ACNielsen that also shows the UK leads Europe in the number of eBay entrepreneurs.
Business opportunities for female entrepreneurs
Two training initiatives designed especially for women will be launched this month by leading entrepreneur and author Lynne Franks.
Name that start-up
The majority of small business owners are opting for snappy, memorable names for their start-up operations, rather than the traditional choice of family names in a bid to simultaneously reflect their product and appeal to customers.
What businesswomen want
With the General Election fast approaching, businesswomen support organisation Prowess has produced its own manifesto to put female entrepreneurs on the political agenda.
Business battles of the sexes
Are women superior to men in business? Are the gents quicker than the ladies when it comes to decision-making? And is it really true that women excel at multi-tasking while men can only cope with one job at once? All these questions and more are answered in a major new survey.
Time is of the essence
Only 64 per cent of British people feel they make the most of their time, according to a new MORI poll conducted for Vodafone UK, leaving more than a third needing to work on their time management skills.
Sole trader or limited company?
There are no hard and fast benchmarks for when to make the shift from sole trader to limited company status and every situation is different. You must look at and consider what either option would bring to your business.
Government pledges to cut red tape
Relief from the perennial burden of red tape could be in sight after the Cabinet Office announced a project to measure and then reduce the paperwork and administration faced by small businesses.
UK is tough for business
New research by the World Bank places the UK a disappointing ninth in a table of the top 30 economies in the world, ranked according to the ease of doing business.
Business plans key to business success
Would-be entrepreneurs looking to start up their own businesses need to concentrate on producing a top notch business plan, says the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
SME numbers rise but FPB is not happy
The number of small businesses in the UK is expanding at the fastest rate since records began, according to the new Enterprise Statistics from the Small Business Service.