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        <![CDATA[Shaun Thomson, founder of sales and leadership training company Sandler, discusses how to modify your sales approach for the best chance of success.&#160;]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why banks are not providing the right service for small businesses]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[James King, founder of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses the role of banks should play and why it needs to be easier&#160;to withdraw money from investments.&#160;]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Pitching to investors: A first-hand account]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Bertie Stephens, founder of online shopping service Flubit, talks about his experience with two pitches for investment&#160;and what investors expect.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Damian Clarkson, owner of The London Kitchen, discusses the value of having incentivised staff.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[How opening up access to the UK&#39;s pension funds can free up cash for businesses]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[In his third of a series of blogs, James King of venture capital firm Find Invest Grow (FIG)&#160;discusses why opening up access to pension funds as a source of VC finance would substantially increase the capital available to Britain&#8217;s entrepreneurs.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[A mumpreneur&#39;s account&#160;of flexible working and its benefits]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Nicola Bird, founder of JigsawBox.com, explains how she juggles her business and being a mum.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Three threats to your company Twitter account &#8211; and how to avoid them&#160;]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Following a number of high-profile security breaches on Twitter,&#160;Mike Newman of password management service my1login discusses how businesses can stay vigilant on the social network.&#160;]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[How boosting the Enterprise Investment Scheme can lift start-ups and small businesses]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[In the second of a series of blogs, James King, founder of venture capital firm&#160;Find Invest Grow (FIG), discusses how extending the Enterprise Investment Scheme would incentivise investors to put more money into start-ups and kickstart the beleaguered British economy.&#160;]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Small business opinion on the death of Margaret Thatcher]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Company owners hail Thatcher as a powerful leader and strong influence on private enterprise.]]>
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