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• Plans to end forced retirement blasted by business group
• Government proposals will be awkward for employers and humiliating for older workers, says the Forum of Private Business.

• "Struggling franchisees usually have themselves to blame"
• Ex-franchisee Freddie Rayner says 90% of struggling franchisees should examine their own performance.

• World Cup retail boost exceeds expectations
• However, the retail sector is unlikely to build on a strong second-quarter performance.

• Cable unconvinced by banks' lending approval claims
• Claims that 80% of loan applications were being approved have been met with derision by the Business Secretary.

• The massage therapist; being an entrepreneur Podcast
• A reluctant entrepreneur initially, Venetia would never reluinquish her independence now.

• Mary Portas Queen of Shops: hardware malfunction
• In the last of the series the retail doyenne descended on a hardware store in Surrey.

• Demand for business loans remains weak
• Fewer than one in five SMEs have applied for new borrowing in the previous 12 months.

• Manufacturing hit hardest as business inflation rises 2.7%
• Fuel, vehicle maintenance and office equipment costs all posted large rises.

• Mary Portas Queen of Shops: the Rochdale hairdresser
• It was the turn of John the hairdresser last night as Portas continued her crusade to rescue Britain's high streets.

• Loan-guarantee scheme lending plummets 23%
• A flagship scheme instituted under the Labour government has not boosted lending in the way hoped.

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