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Call for graduate entrepreneurs
Chancellor Gordon Brown has launched the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship to promote entrepreneurial activity amongst the UK's university leavers.
Family business centre launched
Family businesses now have a specialist resource at their disposal after the opening of a specialist centre at the University of Gloucestershire.
Flying start for budding entrepreneurs
UK students are to get a helping hand from a scheme announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown in his pre-Budget report that aims to get more graduates to start their own businesses.
Is your business a winner?
Small businesses across the UK will have the chance to benefit from cash prizes and publicity, with the launch of the Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards 2004.
Women in business flourish
London’s women now run more businesses in the capital than ever before, show findings from the London Annual Business Survey of over 4000 businesses.
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Female start-ups get more support
Women looking to start their own business now have a dedicated web resource designed to help them start up and stay in business and Scottish female entrepreneurs have a major enterprise conference to look forward to.
Further boost for women
Small business minister Margaret Hodge has given a double boost to women in business, as she announced two chairs to lead a new task force aimed at increasing levels of female enterprise.
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Grand plan could win £10,000
New and expanding businesses could scoop up to £10,000 in a competition to find the UK’s best business plan.
New site for women franchisees
The number of women getting into franchising is rising and a new micro site has been set up to encourage and support aspiring female franchisees wanting to follow in the footsteps of trailblazers like Rosemary Conley.
Are you Britain's small business champion?
The search is on to find the most successful small businesses across the UK, with a business trip to New York the prize for the overall winner.
Small firms’ New Year fears
Cashflow is the subject causing sleepless nights for most small business owners as 2005 approaches, according to recent research.
Free advice for London businesses
Business Link for London has launched a campaign to offer free advice to businesses based across London boroughs.
Want to be your own boss?
A desire for independence is prompting two-thirds of Britain’s workers to dream about starting their own business.
Local start-ups are the people’s choice
Small local businesses received a fillip with the news that over half the population would prefer to buy from them than from a large nationwide company, according to a survey from Lloyds TSB Business.
How to survive 2004
The New Year is always a good time to sit back and take stock and to plan ahead.