Thursday, February 24

10 tips to consider before starting up a new business

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Here are some tips from the Bytestart team for anyone who is thinking about setting up a new business.

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http://www.bytestart.co.uk/content/24/24_6/starting-up-a-new-business-tips.shtml

Apple demands 30% slice of subscriptions

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Apple is dictating tougher terms of commerce on its wildly successful mobile devices, demanding a 30 per cent cut of all subscriber content sold directly through its iPads and iPhones. The new rules, which apply internationally, say that if publishers offer digital subscriptions they must make the same offer through the App Store. Publishers can still offer subscriptions through their own websites, but cannot link to the website from their app.

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http://bit.ly/hNcJ8o

Mobile World Congress 2011

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The mobile industry’s annual gathering in Barcelona is both an exhibition of the latest wireless technologies and a talking shop for the major players from the communications world

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http://www.ft.com/cms/c5031bde-3382-11e0-a388-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=traffic/email/regsnl//memmkt/

Help at hand for nervous exporters

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A new survey shows SMEs are still wary of overseas trading. Could measures published by the Government last week help them?

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http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1055019/help-hand-nervous-exporters/

Inflation: what you need to know

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The pound's weakness in recent years coupled with surging commodity prices have driven inflation higher. The VAT increase to 20%, from 17.5%, in January is another factor. "But even after making reasonable assumptions about these influences, inflation has remained elevated and hard to explain," said Allan Monks at JP Morgan.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/15/inflation-q-and-a

ATAs: the best apprenticeship scheme you may never have heard of

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It's potentially a cheap and hassle-free way for SMEs to take on apprentices. So why isn't the Government doing more to promote Apprenticeship Training Agencies?

Read more here:
http://www.managementtoday.co.uk/bulletin/mtdailybulletin/article/1054873/atas-best-apprenticeship-scheme-may-heard-of/

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