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Small Business goes Northwest

Posted Thursday, July 24, 2008 3:18 PM by Microsoft Small Business
Microsoft is keen to get closer to its small business customers to provide more specific, relevant and above all - local resources. So as a pilot, we've launched a Northwest Small Business site , offering access to local business organisations, including Read More...
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Married to the business

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:30 AM by Microsoft Small Business
According to a Barclays Local Business report , small business owners plan to stay in business longer than the span of an average marriage. Now I'm not sure whether this is naive, reassuring, a sad indictment of our times, or evidence of a true British Read More...
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Some light relief

Posted Thursday, April 17, 2008 1:30 PM by Microsoft Small Business
As a counter-weight to depressing economic news (although how often have you heard the powers that be say something like "everything is going fantastically well. Business rates are down, orders are streaming in across all industry sectors, and there's Read More...
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Common start-up mistakes

Posted Tuesday, April 15, 2008 9:16 AM by Microsoft Small Business
Given all the negative credit crunch/housing slump/economic gloom/ press lately Small Business Blog is reluctant to add more to the pile, but working on the assumption that it's better not to stick your head in the sand if you're in business, here are Read More...
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Even more doom and gloom

Posted Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:51 AM by Microsoft Small Business
Wouldn't it be great to have some positive economic news to report? Unfortunately there doesn't seem to much. The CBI is revising its growth rate to 1.8% this year, and 1.7% in 2009. This is gloomier than the chancellor's recent forecast of between 1.75% Read More...
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Budget implications for small businesses

Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 12:10 PM by Microsoft Small Business
It looks like there are a few nuggets of good news for small businesses in the budget. Aside from the welcome delay in increasing fuel duty, there are several features of note. A particularly interesting one is the capital fund of £12.5m to encourage Read More...
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Women - get ready to be inspired

Posted Monday, March 03, 2008 10:03 AM by Microsoft Small Business
Female entrepreneurs in Scotland are invited to attend a unique event allowing them to learn from some of the UK's most successful businesswomen. The everywoman Conference Scotland features presentations and workshops led by women with a proven track Read More...
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UK economy at risk of recession

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 11:42 AM by Microsoft Small Business
A recent Deloitte Economic Review suggests that the UK economy is set to experience its weakest period of growth in 15 years and that there is a real risk of recession. The CBI is also forecasting a tough year as British businesses grapples with the global Read More...
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Third-age entrepreneurs older, wiser and setting up businesses

Posted Friday, January 18, 2008 10:18 AM by Microsoft Small Business
There's a great story on the BBC business site, talking about ‘older' entrepreneurs. Interestingly, the over-50s represent a significant proportion of start-ups and, unlike your typical 20-year whizz kid let's-make-lots-of-money scenario, their aim is Read More...
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Not very festive cheer

Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 10:10 AM by Microsoft Small Business
Without wishing to put a downer on your Christmas celebrations, a new report from the Bank of Scotland suggests that the outlook for small UK firms has worsened in recent months. Growth forecasts are being lowered as small business are taking a more cautious Read More...
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