The Hertfordshire Business Independent
| OBE for pioneer who made it easier to do it online |
The innovative and dedicated work of
Hertfordshire County Council’s Amanda Derrick has received the royal seal of
approval. |
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| Thinking of starting a business in 2012? Here are THE 5 key steps. |
Whether it be the realisation of a lifelong ambition, to
provide a work/life balance or just escape the drudgery of a dead-end job,
there comes a time in many people’s lives when they dream of starting their own
business. If you’re thinking of launching your own enterprise, these
‘5 steps to starting a business’ may
help you to increase your chances of success. |
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| Hertfordshire can ‘win business gold’ |
Registration
is open for the FREE ‘Win Business Gold’ business breakfast on Friday 27
January at The Holiday Inn, Elstree, Borehamwood. |
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| Small Businesses sound the death knell of print yellow pages |
Recent surveys carried out by Touch Local in the publishing of
their new 2011 Local Business Report have thrown up some interesting
statistics. Findings in the report show that Small Business owners are now
firmly of the opinion that no one under the age of 50 will be using print
directories by the end of 2012, The report also shows that small business
entrepreneurs are putting their money where their mouth is, with a staggering
93% of them planning on cutting their advertising spend in print directories in
2012. With SME’s responsible for almost sixty percent of the country’s private sector employment, giving business owners an opportunity to have their say is crucial. |
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| La Senza Sale saves over 1,100 UK jobs |
Richard Fleming, David Standish and Rob Croxen, restructuring partners at KPMG, were today appointed joint administrators to La Senza UK. Following their appointment they completed an agreement to sell part of the business to Alshaya UK Limited, part of the Alshaya group of companies, a leading international retail franchise operator based in Kuwait. Alshaya have acquired 60 of La Senza UK’s stores, securing around 1,100 jobs in the UK. |
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