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| Increased support for small business exporters |
| UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has announced changes to its Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) to help small businesses take part in more overseas trade fairs. |
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| Support small firms in pre-Budget report, FPB urges Government |
| The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is urging the Government to show its commitment to small firms in its pre-Budget report, which is due out on 24 November. |
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| Small business overlooked by banks |
| Small businesses are being overlooked by big business and banks, despite promises about more funding being made available. |
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| Lawyers hit back at unenforceable licensing conditions |
| Law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP) has criticised local authority licensing committees for attaching "vague and meaningless" conditions to licences. |
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| Data breaches rise |
| The number of data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has soared in the past year. |
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| Changes to Consumer Credit Act confuse debtors |
| Insolvency practitioners are expecting to be inundated with calls for help from confused debtors who are concerned by changes to the Consumer Credit Act, which came into effect last month. |
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| Business News |
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| Bank of England ruled out larger rate cut |
| The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to slash the bank rate by 1.5 percentage points earlier this month, and considered an even larger cut, underscoring its concerns about tighter credit conditions globally and the marked decline in consumption and demand at home |
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| Manufacturers see sharpest contraction in 30 years |
| The CBI Industrial Trends survey came as the EEF reported that one in four companies which had negotiated a pay deal in the three months to the end of September had either deferred a decision or elected to freeze pay |
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| Woolworths in talks over sale of retail arm |
| Retailer confirms 'preliminary discussions' are under way, thought to be from Hilco, the retail restructuring specialist that earlier this year acquired the MK One fashion chain |
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| Cowdery plans new outing for Resolution |
| The insurance entrepreneur and John Tiner, a former chief executive of the FSA, aim to raise up to £1bn by listing a new company under the Resolution name |
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| British Land hit as office values fall |
| Office values, particularly in the City of London, were hard hit but the property group said that while it was not immune from the downturn, it was in 'a position of considerable strength' |
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| M&S to hold 20%-off sale for one day |
| Retailer shows its anxiety over retail climate with decision to hold its biggest pre-Christmas promotion for four years to stimulate flagging revenue |
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