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Simon Nixon has a point to prove. The Moneysupermarket founder tells Growing Business why being a second-time success matters, and reveals what he really thinks of those Meerkat ads
Read more here
http://www.growingbusiness.co.uk/desperately-seeking-serial-success.html
Wednesday, October 27
Business Premises: To Rent or Purchase?
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As a business-owner, is it better for you to invest in an asset that could potentially increase in value, or to opt for the renter’s advantage of minimal monetary layout, along with greater flexibility? Ultimately, the decision will rest upon your own honest assessment of the means you currently have available, and how they may best be put to use.
Read more here
http://www.africanbusinessreview.co.za/business-features/finance/business-premises-rent-or-purchase
As a business-owner, is it better for you to invest in an asset that could potentially increase in value, or to opt for the renter’s advantage of minimal monetary layout, along with greater flexibility? Ultimately, the decision will rest upon your own honest assessment of the means you currently have available, and how they may best be put to use.
Read more here
http://www.africanbusinessreview.co.za/business-features/finance/business-premises-rent-or-purchase
How to Choose and Work With a Mentor
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AS a small-business owner, you may feel isolated. Without a large organization’s resources, you may long for a sounding board for your frustrations and fears or a discreet, impartial adviser with whom to discuss the tactical and strategic challenges of running a company.
Read more here
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/business/smallbusiness/02sbiz.html?_r=1&ref=small-business-guides
AS a small-business owner, you may feel isolated. Without a large organization’s resources, you may long for a sounding board for your frustrations and fears or a discreet, impartial adviser with whom to discuss the tactical and strategic challenges of running a company.
Read more here
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/business/smallbusiness/02sbiz.html?_r=1&ref=small-business-guides
UK economy grows twice as fast as predicted
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The British economy grew twice as fast as expected in the third quarter, defying expectations of a sharp slowdown. GDP expanded 0.8 per cent, well above the 0.4 per cent predicted by economists, as the prospects of a double dip recession receded. The latest figures improve the chances that Britain will be able to withstand the effects of the Government's austerity package and will reduce the likelihood of the Bank of England pumping more cash into the economy in the coming months.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8087030/UK-economy-grows-twice-as-fast-as-predicted.html
The British economy grew twice as fast as expected in the third quarter, defying expectations of a sharp slowdown. GDP expanded 0.8 per cent, well above the 0.4 per cent predicted by economists, as the prospects of a double dip recession receded. The latest figures improve the chances that Britain will be able to withstand the effects of the Government's austerity package and will reduce the likelihood of the Bank of England pumping more cash into the economy in the coming months.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8087030/UK-economy-grows-twice-as-fast-as-predicted.html
Low-power computing promises to boost companies' profits
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The IMEC laboratory in Belgium is a surprising place. Nestled in the sleepy university town of Leuven, its low-key entrance gives little clue to the high-tech facility within.
The heart of the complex is a massive, dust-free 'clean room', staffed by carefully-wrapped technicians. Here, microchips are developed based on sophisticated and carefully guarded designs.
Read more here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11609667
The IMEC laboratory in Belgium is a surprising place. Nestled in the sleepy university town of Leuven, its low-key entrance gives little clue to the high-tech facility within.
The heart of the complex is a massive, dust-free 'clean room', staffed by carefully-wrapped technicians. Here, microchips are developed based on sophisticated and carefully guarded designs.
Read more here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11609667
Female entrepreneurs take up export mantle
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Women run businesses have grasped exporting opportunities in the last two years in a way they were not prepared to do before, figures from UK Trade and Investment suggest. Britain's small business exports efforts are being increasingly driven by women, figures show.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8086224/Female-entrepreneurs-take-up-export-mantle.html
Women run businesses have grasped exporting opportunities in the last two years in a way they were not prepared to do before, figures from UK Trade and Investment suggest. Britain's small business exports efforts are being increasingly driven by women, figures show.
Read more here
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/yourbusiness/8086224/Female-entrepreneurs-take-up-export-mantle.html
Durham Business School: Corporate education; Your organisation, our expertise
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“With over forty years' experience in working with private and public sector clients, Durham Business School understands how to empower an organisation to maximise its executive talent and to develop the next generation of its senior management. Now, through the Global Learning Centre, that expertise is available worldwide, with innovative blended-learning solutions to help you enhance your competitive edge.
At Durham, we believe in sound, practice-oriented education and our corporate programmes are designed to allow managers to put their new knowledge to use immediately. Situated learning underpins delivery, participants working on assignments and projects between modules that then feed back into the learning process again in an iterative manner. This is action learning in its very literal sense, developing an ongoing relationship between business school and client organisation that can lead to a return on investment that typically exceeds the tuition fees many times over.”
Read more here
http://www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/dl/corporate-education/
“With over forty years' experience in working with private and public sector clients, Durham Business School understands how to empower an organisation to maximise its executive talent and to develop the next generation of its senior management. Now, through the Global Learning Centre, that expertise is available worldwide, with innovative blended-learning solutions to help you enhance your competitive edge.
At Durham, we believe in sound, practice-oriented education and our corporate programmes are designed to allow managers to put their new knowledge to use immediately. Situated learning underpins delivery, participants working on assignments and projects between modules that then feed back into the learning process again in an iterative manner. This is action learning in its very literal sense, developing an ongoing relationship between business school and client organisation that can lead to a return on investment that typically exceeds the tuition fees many times over.”
Read more here
http://www.dur.ac.uk/dbs/dl/corporate-education/
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