Monday, January 31

Adventures in Micro Business

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Each month, Professor Russell Smith answers your queries

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/sme/adventures-in-micro-business-2122972.html

Venture-backed start-up targets small firms with "SEO for CEOs"

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Linkdex launches software to help small business owners understand how to achieve better results in search engines. Small businesses that want the process of improving their rank on search engines “demystified” are being targeted by a venture-backed start-up.
Linkdex, which launches today, has been backed with £1.2m in seed capital.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/8279670/Venture-backed-start-up-targets-small-firms-with-SEO-for-CEOs.html?sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d3ea54e8d900336%2C0

Secret Diary of an Entrepreneur: Grudgingly flexible

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Well, we’re barely half-way through January, and I’ve already had my first official flexible working request of the year. This is what annoys me most about Christmas and New Year: people come back to work resolved to make major positive life changes, and invariably that results in extra hassle for me.

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http://secretdiaryentrepreneur.managementtoday.co.uk/2011/01/21/secret-diary-of-an-entrepreneur-grudgingly-flexible/

Bullish boffins lead the way on growth

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Hi-tech manufacturers are Britain's most confident companies. And that's good news on the jobs front. Pessimism may be rife within UK plc at the moment, but new research suggests that 71% of hi-tech businesses are optimistic that their performance will improve over the next 12 months. And that’s not just some empty Government propaganda designed to coincide with the appointment of a new Binary Tsar (we just made that post up, but surely it’s crying out to be created).

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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtenterpriseweekly/article/1049682/bullish-boffins-lead-growth/

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