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Half of small firms 'expect difficult Christmas'
Many of the UK's small and medium-sized firms are not expecting busy trading over Christmas, a report has said.Around half of the 500 firms surveyed expect the festive season to be difficult.... more

Tube strike disrupts icy Monday
Following the breakdown of talks between the London Underground Management and the Unions (RMT and TSSA) the London Underground one day tube strike commenced at 18.30 yesterday due to a dispute over staffing levels in ticket offices ... more

Euro falls after Irish 85bn bail-out
The euro has fallen against the dollar as markets opened a day after the European ministers agreement of a bail-out for the Irish Republic worth about 85bn euros ($113bn; £72bn). ... more

UK economic recovery is on track according to Chancellor George Osbourne
Chancellor George Osborne says UK economic recovery is "on track" despite "challenging" global conditions.His statement came as a response to the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) upgrading of its 2010 growth forecast, but lowering of those for 2011 and 2012.The Chancellor stated that the UK economy was moving towards "sustainable growth", with increased export and investment. ... more

Snow chaos across the UK
The UK has never handled snow that well and why should we given the infrequent meaningful snowfalls and of course the cost of preparing for events that might not happen. ... more

Can business provide the blueprint for Cameron's big society?
With the government making sweeping cuts to frontline services there is a growing school of thought that it is the business community that needs to take the lead in helping fund charities and social enterprises that fight economic disadvantage... more

Drobo Continues to Fuel Exceptional Growth with Advanced New Products
Drobo Introduces Most Expandable USB 3.0 System and World’s Easiest-to-Use Remote Backup... more

Britain to pay £7bn towards Irish bail-out
British tax-payers will contribute to a total £77bn bail-out package... more

Lord Young resigns following damaging comments
Enterprise advisor to David Cameron quits after stating Britons “had never had it so good”... more

eBay warns: Complex regulatory regime hinders true global entrepreneurship
eBay Inc has today warned that complex regulatory barriers are a problem SMEs and entrepreneurs that are looking to export. The news comes during what has been billed as 'Global Entrepreneurship Week'. Jody Ford, Director of SME Businesses, eBay UK says: "E-commerce provides access to the global market. Nine out of ten eBay businesses export to Europe and beyond, and are increasing... more