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- Four in 10 prefer being flexible to flush
- Flexibility is almost as important to workers than money, according to a small-business survey.
- See more in: flexible working, working hours, employees, employment, recruitment, perks, news, pay, salaries, wages
- Closing date for £5k awards approaches
- Time is running out if you want to vie for the top prize at the annual Start-Up Star business awards.
- See more in: awards, news, start a business, start-ups
- Retailers get chance to add income stream
- New DVD vending machines being sold by the Movie Booth offer all kinds of retailers the chance to rent out DVDs.
- See more in: dvd rental, hire, rental franchising, buy a franchise, the Movie Booth, vending, films, movies, advertorial, news
- Retail awards representing the under-represented
- Entries are now open for the everywomen awards, which aim to celebrate achievement in an industry they dominate only as consumers.
- See more in: awards, news, women in business, businesswomen, retail
- Shoppers want high street standards online
- Eight years on from the dotcom crash, a web entrepreneur suggests that e-tailers are still getting things wrong.
- See more in: online, internet, web, news, e-tail, retail, ecommerce
- Personality a big part of leadership
- Fabio Capello has it. Blair has it; Brown seemingly does not. A change management expert says that charisma is hugely important in a leader.
- See more in: leadership, management, Fabio Capello, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, news
- Motherhood makes women more entrepreneurial
- A majority of entrepreneurial mums believe that having children gave them the motivation and skills to start a new business.
- See more in: news, mothers, mums, women in business, businesswomen, internet, online, e-commerce, start a business, startups
- Businesswomen to be recognised
- A London-based support organisation for women in business has organised a dinner to pay tribute to the contribution of top businesswomen.
- See more in: women in business, businesswomen, dinner, events, news
- Investors turn to old reliable as gold price soars
- The price of gold reached its highest price since 1980 on Friday.
- See more in: gold, bullion, subprime, mortgages, economic, economy, investment, news
- Funding seminar for female entrepreneurs
- If you're female, live in the south-east and want to know how to raise finance, read on...
- See more in: finance, women in business, businesswomen, funding, banks, loans, providers, buy a business, start a business, news
- Know your market
- A series of workshops are being held at the British Library Business and IP Centre in London in the second half of 2007.
- See more in: seminars, market research, British Library, Yellow Pages, workshops, news
- Government courts social entrepreneurs
- A programme encouraging social entrepreneurialism - where profits are channelled into helping the disadvantaged or the environment - is being launched in London on Tuesday.
- See more in: social entrepreneurs, Labour, Gordon Brown, social enterprise, London, Oxo Tower, events, news
- Don't blag your way through blogging
- Ben King, strategic director of bit10 ltd says companies must have a clear blogging policy in place before letting their employees loose on the net.
- See more in: blogging, blogs, news, employees, staff, IT, guides
- CV cheats prospering
- People that lie on their CV are slipping through the net thanks to a lack of vigilance from businesses, according to new research.
- See more in: recruitment, HR, staff, employees, employment, hiring, interviews, CVs, news
- An unlikely lesson from Westminster
- Never before did a Prime Minister announce their departure date in advance, but someone who recruits executives says that such certainty is a hallmark of smooth handovers in business as well as politics.
- See more in: Gordon Brown, Tony Blair, Labour, government, politics, recruitment, chief executives, news
- Super-rich pickings for entrepreneurs
- Private equity’s top bosses are defending the industry today in front of the Treasury Select Committee. Meanwhile, a start-up is offering an alternative vehicle for private equity investment, capitalising on the continuing growth of the super-rich class.
- See more in: private equity, investments, Unlimited International, news
- From O2 to CO2
- Former O2 Manager trys his hand at health and fitness.
- See more in: Attiva, health clubs, fitness clubs, health, fitness, gym, leisure, franchises, buy a franchise, franchisees, news
- A golden business opportunity
- You’ll soon be able to ‘pimp up’ much more than people’s ‘rides’ thanks to a new venture courtesy of the ‘Ring Bling King’.
- See more in: business opportunity, gold-plating, Simon Woodroffe, franchises, roadshows, news
- New workshops for new entrepreneurs
- Business Link is to hold workshops for people looking to start, or in the process of starting, their own business.
- See more in: Business Link, workshops, startups, start a business, events, news
- Personal phone calls cost business £1m a day
- Business phones are being abused for personal use suggests new research.
- See more in: mobile phones, VAT, tax, telecom expense management, HR, news
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