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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

• When the tail wags the dog
• Employers have to accomodate an ever greater set of employee demands, either due to legislation or through fear of missing out on the best staff.
• See more in: flexible working, flexi-time, EU, working hours, Working Time Directive, work-life balance, employees, staff, HR, guides

• Work from home: stuffing envelopes scams
• We've all seen it: dubious offers of hundreds of pounds a week for working from home stuffing envelopes. BusinessWings investigates a widespread scam.
• See more in: work from home, work, home, working, scams, scam, OFT, envelopes, guides

• History of business – regulation in the Middle Ages
• Bureaucracy is a major bugbear of small-business owners, but even hundreds of years ago there were plenty of hoops for the small businessman to jump through.
• See more in: Middle Ages, bureaucracy, red tape, regulations, merchant guilds, craft guilds

• Pubs
• A third of the adult population drinks in pubs, but profits in the trade were down 15% in 2007. So what are the prospects for new pub landlords in 2008?
• See more in: pubs, alcohol, leisure, licensing, bars, guides

• The changing face of work
• A guide to economic and workplace developments from 1700 to the present day, with one eye on the future, by Workology.
• See more in: history, economics, working, employment, employees, industrial revolution, timeline, labour, internet, unemployment, working hours

• How I bought a... children's sports coaching franchise
• Gareth Simpson was a good football coach when he joined Premier Sport in 2003; five years later and he's accomplished in starting a new business, too.
• See more in: buy a franchise, franchises, franchisees, sports coaching, children, children's entertainment, interviews

• Work for texperts, kill the pub quiz
• Working from home needn’t necessarily involve stuffing envelopes, telesales or telemarketing.
• See more in: work from home, telesales, telemarketing, texperts, AQA, David Platt

• Florists
• Florist shops are very popular with those starting up for the first time. Whilst the rewards can be great, the hours can be surprisingly antisocial.
• See more in: florists, floristry, retail, guides

• Cafes
• Whether you’re starting an upmarket café bar or a greasy spoon, the humble cafe offers a low risk entry into catering.
• See more in: food, drinks, cafes, retail, guides

• Buy a franchise: office and IT training franchise
• The Pitman Training franchise opportunity is ideally suited to those with sales experience and sales savvy.
• See more in: franchises, franchisor, franchisees, buy a franchise, interviews, opportunity, services, training, IT, office, clerical, secretarial, computers

• Relocate to... the United States
• Receptive to entrepreneurs with inspirational ideas, the United States is among the best places to do business in the world.
• See more in: relocate, relocation, US, United States, America, abroad, overseas, country, economy, guides

• Working mum: meet the motivational mum entrepreneur
• Female entrepreneurs are very different from their male counterparts. Mel McGee explains why...
• See more in: mothers, mumpreneurs, businesswomen, women in business, interviews, work-life balance, coaching, training, motivation, working mum, mum entrepreneur

• Employing immigrant workers
• Small businesses need to be more vigilant than ever about hiring foreign workers, says Laura Mitchell of Clarion Solicitors.
• See more in: HR, recruitment, immigration, immigrants, foreign workers, employees, staff, employment, hiring, legal, guides

• Everything in moderation – even stress
• Rather like oxygen, stress is something that continually damages us yet has been absolutely essential in the survival of our species.
• See more in: stress, work, science, biology

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