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Cobweb 'Unplugged' - Local enterprise support
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Nightmares and sugar-coated enterprise (26
Jan
2012)
Currently large numbers of business owners are finding trading conditions very tough with many looking to get out of business and return to employment, while many others are scaling down their enterprise and seeking part-time work to supplement their income. At the same time Government are encouraging more people to start up in business with the launch of a new campaign... read more
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The enterprise graveyard - Part 2 (12
Jan
2012)
Our lead article last week presented a rather controversial argument which raised questions about 2012 being held up by Government and others as the 'year for enterprise', and whether it makes sense to encourage more start ups, especially now there is so little genuine local business support available... read more
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2012 and the enterprise graveyard (05
Jan
2012)
Is it right to encourage the start up of more hairdressers, shops and freelancers to add to the struggling hairdressers, shops and freelancers who are already scraping the barrel in terms of finding demand from customers with spare disposable income for their already widely available products and services - especially following the near wipeout of practical, face-to-face support?... read more
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Minister rejects call for new 'micro business' category (28
Nov
2011)
A cross-party group of MPs has called on the Government to create a new official category for firms with up to five employees, arguing that current definitions leave many of the UK's smallest firms burdened with policies designed for larger organisations... read more
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LEPs finally handed project funding (14
Nov
2011)
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) have been given for the task of deciding how their region's share of a new £500 million infrastructure investment scheme should be spent... read more
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Business support in 2012 (13
Oct
2011)
As we move closer to 25 November, the official execution date for England's regional Business Link services it is perhaps worth taking a pause and looking at what is or appears to be happening after the closure of the much-criticised (and not infrequently praised) national face-to-face business advice service next month... read more
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The current state of business support: has BIS got it right or wrong? (03
Oct
2011)
New research has been released by the Department for Business (BIS) into the way that businesses use formal external support. The 79-page report reveals the extent to which Business Link is likely to be missed by smaller firms seeking face-to-face support, and raises questions over whether extended online provision and the voluntary mentoring scheme will be able to fill the gap... read more
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The NFEA rebrand: CEO Dawn Whiteley speaks to BAD News (25
July
2011)
In our recent coverage of the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies' (NFEA) decision to rebrand itself as the National Enterprise Network, BAD News readers expressed mixed opinions, with some raising concerns about the potential confusion that it could cause among the business support community... read more
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TODAY: 23 February 2012
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