Category Archives: Business Feature

The start-up scene for Welsh SMEs

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

        With job cuts and redundancies seemingly becoming every day events in the media, more and more are choosing to sink their redundancy money into setting up their own business, or SME. There are various grants now … Continue reading →

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Path to recovery for the US car industry

Posted on April 25, 2012 by alan

    The car industry in the US, in keeping with the rest of the western world, has been in a significant slump in recent years and has been really struggling to keep its head above water. When President Obama … Continue reading →

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What will the loss of Iranian oil mean for the UK?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by admin

It goes without saying that if the UK stops getting oil from Iran, consumers can expect the petrol prices to jump again. In fact, over the past week petrol prices have already risen by a substantial margin. However, this is … Continue reading →

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Hedge funds record huge gains in Q1

Posted on March 30, 2012 by alan

Despite a bumper first quarter, many hedge funds are opting to cash in their chips due to an increasing wariness that a sudden change in the market could see them suffer the same kinds of losses that they were suffering … Continue reading →

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Keeping office costs down in London

Posted on March 22, 2012 by alan

        It is no secret that office costs in London are very expensive, and with more people unable to actually purchase their own properties the price of letting office space is quickly growing. When you combine a … Continue reading →

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Key issues facing adverse possession claims

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

Adverse possession is the process by which a person that does not legally own a piece of land can take over ownership of the land if they have lived on it for an allotted period of time. The actual law … Continue reading →

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Why British SMEs should catch the PREDA TV channel

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

  PREDA, the Paris Regional Economic Development Agency, have announced the launch of their new Web TV channel. The Paris Region Channel will be primarily focused towards economic affairs, and will give entrepreneurs and movers and shakers, both from home … Continue reading →

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Europe takes to streets in demonstrations over ACTA

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

Thousands of people across Europe have participated in street protests to show their opposition to the new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) that pertains to anti-piracy. Large marches were held in the Netherlands, Poland, and Germany and smaller marches were held … Continue reading →

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