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What does the future hold for UK business owners? What is our government doing to support the entrepreneurial community? Find daily updates and thought pieces from the experts here.
Perhaps you’ve already heard about the Entrepreneurs Loan for school leavers – the new government initiative to give under-25s a helping hand into the world of commerce whilst kick-starting the economy from the grass-roots up. Well intentioned, complete with some form of mentoring, could this be a helpful attempt to…
“The Eurozone Crisis Is the biggest challenge that we all face. It is the thing that we have to fix, to sort out, to help restore growth right across the world economy,” David Cameron said last week in Oslo.
Wednesday, 06 June 2012 11:34
Government reveal empty offices for start-ups
Written by Entrepreneur Country
20 empty Government buildings wil nowl become spaces available for start-up businesses.
Ever since hearing that the government was planning on offering young people student style start up loans I’ve been looking forward to finding out the exact details of the scheme.
Here is your pub quiz question for the day. You live in a country where the security services have unfettered right to know exactly who you spoke to on the phone and when and for how long. Where would you be? China? Russia? Egypt? Some South American dictatorship? No, you…
I would imagine I'm quite similar to many people outside of the world of international high finance, in that as far as the eurozone is concerned all I really know is that Greece is in 'big trouble' and needs saving. And, that there are a few other counties - Italy,…
Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are to meet in Berlin to discuss the survivial of the single currency. The talks follow the eurozone finance ministers meeting in Brussel today and all eyes are on new French leader Hollande, who will champion Europe's new growth policy.
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 10:23
Government charity tax cap causes job loss
Written by Entrepreneur Country
Economic forecasting consultancy Oxford Economics have predicted that the Government decision to cap tax relief on charity donations could cost society up to £1.5bn a year. It would also cause an estimated loss of 10,700 jobs in the charity sector.
A recent article in Wired Magazine about Richard Ross’s extraordinary project Juvenile In Justice is worthy of mention and illumination. If you want to know why our industrial society is no longer relevant for what we as people want and what our society needs, then you need to read this…
There is no doubt that small businesses matter. The statistics speak for themselves. There are around 4.5million small and medium sized businesses in the UK, employing nearly 14million people and generating in excess of £1500 billion worth of turnover. SMEs account for 99% of all enterprise in the UK, 58.8%…
I run POD Point - a rapidly growing entrepreneurial company developing electric vehicle charging points. Through this business we have had great success selling our products and technologies to customers in both the public and private sectors, and in doing so, I get a unique view of how the public…
We have asked a collection of experts from a plethora of industries to discuss what they concluded from the 2012 Budget. Here, three entrepreneurs divulge their thoughts on George Osborne’s pledge for the financial future of Britain.
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