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Need to find a local, trustworthy ICT supplier?

Today sees the official launch of Conjungo, a technology supplier search engine aimed at companies who are looking for local or specialist suppliers of business technologies.
Over 15,000 companies are in the database already and Conjungo wants to become the natural port of call for anyone wanting to find trustworthy, relevant and local ICT (information technology [...]

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EU Threatens Online Retailers

Small businesses that sell over the internet could be crippled by increased costs or leave themselves open to significant legal risk, if an amendment to European Union (EU) legislation known as Rome I goes unchallenged.
In short, under the proposed regulation aimed at harmonising contractual agreements, companies selling to consumers in other EU member states would have [...]

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IT-free business automation

If you’re the sort of director that doesn’t want an IT department, yet wants to do reasonably smart things with computers, you may want to consider using hosted software services. They are often, but not always, described as ‘Software as a Service’, or SaaS.
To take a very recent example, BT has announced a service called [...]

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UK E-Commerce Regulations

The vast majority of you will be fully aware of what you need to do to your business websites to comply with the UK’s e-commerce regulations as from 1 January 2007.  In short, you’ll need to ensure various company related details are included on your site.
The excellent and reliable Outlaw.com has the lowdown, if like [...]

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SmallBizPod #70 - Jagriti Yatra - a great entrepreneurial journey

SmallBizPod #70 - Jagriti Yatra - a great entrepreneurial journey

Interview with Gitanjali Banerjee Bhattacharya & Kaustav Bhattacharya about an extraordinary entrepreneurial train journey in India, what it hopes to achieve & how grass roots business can inspire social change.

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Does Vista Matter To Small Business?

Does Vista Matter To Small Business?

Does Vista matter to SMEs? Reports from the London launch event and a podcast recording of Bill Gates.

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SmallBizPod #69 - Clive Birnie, MBOs and jumping through windows

SmallBizPod #69 - Clive Birnie, MBOs and jumping through windows

Interview with Clive Birnie of Somerset manufacturing company Severn Delta, on management buy-outs, leadership, jumping through windows, finance and business blogging.

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SmallBizPod #47 - Venture Capital podcast

SmallBizPod #47 - Venture Capital podcast

London Business School, interview with staff, students and participants in the Venture Capital Investment Competition.

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