New “enterprise czar” on collision course with another of the Prime Minister’s advisers, Sir Philip Green, over how quickly government pays small business
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City workers who plan to use their office computer to watch World Cup matches are being targeted in a legal crackdown which could leave their bosses facing a £1,000 fine... more
Gordon Brown's business tsar Lord Sugar faces calls to be fired after reportedly branding some small firms as 'moaners' who live in 'Disney World'... more
Latest: Biggest bail-out yet of British banks agreed despite evidence that small firms are still being denied the credit they desperately need to survive the recession
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High street is set for one of its toughest Christmases as consumers rein in spending and desert shops for online bargains, research for the Evening Standard reveals... more
Banks were thrown into controversy over excess profits after it emerged that the spread between their cost of borrowing and the rates they levy on businesses and homeowners has rocketed
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Company headed by businessman who appeared on the television show Secret Millionaire has left a string of small businesses needing new premises after it went into liquidation... more
Hundreds of small firms will go bust by the end of the year if ministers fail to deliver quickly on their pledge to increase bank lending, business leaders have warned... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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