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Voicebox for SMEs everywhere, the FPB summarise the vital issues of the day

The Magnificent 07

What your organisation needs is not seven magnificent sharpshooters, but rather seven magnificent strategies for success.

When profit is not enough

CSR is an expression of the belief that it is no longer enough for a company to simply profit its owners, but why should SMEs care?

Wheel of misfortune?

The proposed introduction of regional casinos in the UK has proved controversial. What will be their impact?

You are in Business


Why a new marketing era has dawned

The internet has slowly crept up on us, after all the initial hype, and transformed how people live, work, spend their leisure time and how they buy things.

The rapid emergence of social communities and the uptake of broadband means that we are now into territory where even the most web-savvy marketing gurus are out of their depth


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Veiw Infocus


From fragrant harbour to golden gateway

Who could forget those poignant scenes when, as midnight struck, a tearful Chris Patten watched the rainswept Union flag being taken down to mark the official handing back of Hong Kong to the Chinese? It was July 1, 1997 ? almost ten years ago ? when this ceremony heralded the end of more than 150 years of British rule. And Patten, Hong Kong?s governor for five years, was not the only person there,

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Water sector competition proposed
Watchdog Ofwat is recommending that the water and sewerage sector be opened to competition.
Currys.digital to close 77 stores
DSG unveils a revival plan which will lead to the closure of almost half of its Currys.digital stores.
Fed auctions $7bn in securities
The US central bank auctions $7bn in securities, far less than was available, showing credit markets are improving.
World Bank boosts microfinance
The World Bank and Standard Chartered join up to invest $45m in microfinance in Asia and Africa.

Phone thieves target children
Children who carry the latest mobile phones and MP3 players are becoming targets for criminals.
Part-privatise Royal Mail call
Royal Mail should be partly-privatised, according to the postal regulator.
What keeps inflation rising?
Richard Scott explains what is pushing the rise in inflation and why it keeps Mervyn King awake at night.
Unemployment on the rise
Unemployment has gone up for the third month running in the UK, adding to fears about the economy.

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