
BY SIMON HUTCHINSON

Conservative councillors have come up with an action plan to try to preserve businesses in times of crisis ...
(07/01/2009)
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Clearing out your attic and want to earn a bit of extra cash? Then you may be pleased to know that auction company Holts of Norfolk and London have appointed ...
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Beales was the only Bossie company to buck the trend as October proved to be another awful month for the markets ...
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The head of Bedford College told an audience of businessmen how experience counts. The chief executive of Bedford College Ian Pryce spoke at Business Breakfast held at the Park Inn, ...
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has withdrawn the concession relating to the VAT liability on the supply of temporary staff ...
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The Federation of Small Businesses has set up a new helpline number to allow its 215,000 members to obtain advice about financial matters ...
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The Government's Research & Development tax credit scheme could be failing to reach many small companies because their advisors are unaware that they qualify, or are uncertain of how to ...
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Bedford-based brewery and pub operator, Charles Wells Ltd, is one of the top 250 mid-market companies in the UK ...
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MP Alistair Burt has called for councils to promote further the rate relief for small companies which the Federation of Small Business believes remains unclaimed to the extent of £200m ...
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Local business, Earthware, has been flagged up as a finalist in the 2008 Startups awards. The company, which uses web-based 3D modelling and mapping to help businesses market products, is chasing ...
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A business service provides expertise and facilities in 11 universities nationwide has launched a ground breaking low carbon scheme for Bedfordshire companies ...
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Bedfordshire-based Kier Group has scooped two prestigious awards in recent weeks. The contractor triumphed in the Contract Journal Construction Industry Awards, taking the national prize for Major Contractor of the ...
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A company offering free state-of-the-art hearing test for all Dunstable is the focus of the world's biggest hearing aid supplier, Amplifon, in a bid to improve the town's hearing health ...
(07/10/2008)
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BY FRANK BRANSTON

If a town like Bedford wants to remain distinct from the larger surrounding towns it needs its small and medium-sized local traders ...
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September was a tumultuous month for the stockmarket as credit conditions took a significant turn for the worse. Persimmon, however, bucked the trend on hopes that measures to help liquidity will ...
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With the United Kingdom emitting more than 150,000,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide back in 2004, climate change is now at the top of most political and business agendas, and the ...
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This week energywatch, the Government watchdog that assisted many businesses, including small businesses, in communication and contractual difficulties with their energy suppliers, is being closed and the work handed over ...
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A successful week of events has taken place to celebrate the official opening of the Innovation Centre and Business Base and the close of Luton's 'Summer of Success' ...
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One of the companies behind the £500 million Snow Hill redevelopment in Birmingham delivered a rare shot of good news for the under-seige construction sector ...
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The arrival of a new airline at London Luton Airport will be a boost for the local economy says the Chamber of Commerce for Bedfordshire ...
(01/10/2008)
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