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Shopping sticky fingered staff

Retailers are taking unprecedented steps to protect themselves against staff theft

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Spiralling energy prices hit small businesses

Escalating fuel costs are the second biggest cost for small firms

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TUC: Two million staff ‘mistreated’

'Good employers’ have nothing to fear from hardened regulation says TUC’s Barber

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Absenteeism costs small businesses £25,000 a year

Employees missing work may be more costly than you think

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Not so grim up North

Northerners make the best entrepreneurs, study finds

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Small businesses gain access to public sector contracts

Three month trial access begins today

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Workers ignore employers’ green pleas

Some employees aren’t pandering to their bosses desires to ‘go green’

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Corporate insolvencies at five year high

But the message to businesses is not to panic

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Economic uncertainty drives migrant workers away

The effects of the credit crunch are far-reaching

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Currency fluctuations to cause major losses

Small and medium sized businesses may be the losers after foreign currency fluctuations

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Business continuity plans found wanting

In times of crisis managers are more likely to lean on staff than business continuity plans

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Lord Leitch’s initiatives fall on deaf ears

Organisations have been slow to respond to Lord Leitch’s recommendations

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AIM fundraising takes a dip amid economic downturn

Market has lowest level of activity in three years, according to new figures

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Prices hold up for pre-CGT sales

Vendors held out for the full price

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Longer hours not always more productive

New report examines the issue of presenteeism

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Small firms hit by rogue trading

New regulations to clamp down on dodgy deals

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Credit crunch begins to bite

Social enterprises and small businesses start to feel the pinch

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Security more important than ever

IT security is creeping up the board’s agenda

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Depressed staff ‘too scared’ to tell HR

More support is needed for staff suffering from the debilitating condition

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Government programme in tatters

The government eats humble pie after HSMP fiasco

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Search marketing industry continues to thrive

And guess which search giant is leading the pack?

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Backstage hands steal the show at Enterprise Support Awards

SFEDI honours enterprise supporters at annual awards

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Londoners ‘unhappiest in their jobs’

The capital’s workers are the most miserable according to new research

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Business leaders’ confidence in Brown’s government slumps to new low

A new poll reveals public disdain for the PM and chancellor

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EC announces red tape cuts

The European Commission is trying to reduce the burdens on small businesses

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Digby Jones to stand down

It could be ‘hasta la vista’ for the trade minister

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Small firms ‘too scared’ to charge interest on late payments

Small business owners are too intimidated to ask for their legal entitlement

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Government flexes its skills arm

Government consultation to strengthen employer/university relations

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Hutton to cut red tape for small businesses

Hutton takes his proposals to Brussels

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Managing talent remains mission critical

Talent management is the issue keeping business leaders awake at night

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