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Foreign companies getting ahead in the UK

Five company directors tell Nick Britton why their companies are advancing into the UK market

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Noble gains

Coin and stamp dealer Noble Investments (UK) is growing profitably despite the downturn, thanks to its resilient rare and collectables market

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Mark Kingdon: Business gets a Second Life

The company behind virtual world Second Life is profitable, expanding fast, and bullish about the future. GrowthBusiness meets new chief executive Mark Kingdon to discuss why online worlds mean real money.

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Choosing a business base in the UK

GrowthBusiness and SmallBusiness have produced a series of reports on doing business in different regions of the UK.

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Expanding into the UK

Companies opening their first office in the UK are likely to be warmly welcomed by government agencies, but there may be cultural differences to navigate. We hear from five companies which have made the move.

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Breaking into foreign markets

Jerome Couturier, associate professor in international management at ESCP Europe Business School, looks at how companies can expand overseas without overextending themselves.

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Eight myths about flexible working

Flexible working is a growing trend, but it still encounters some resistance from traditionalists. Here's why they're wrong.

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Liam Black: Difficult times for social enterprises

Liam Black, co-founder of leadership development organisation Wavelength Communications, explains how the downturn is creating a harsher environment for social enterprises.

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Eight myths about flexible working

Flexible working is a growing trend, but it still encounters some resistance from traditionalists. Here's why they're wrong.

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Liam Black: Difficult times for social enterprises

Liam Black, co-founder of leadership development organisation Wavelength Communications, explains how the downturn is creating a harsher environment for social enterprises.

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Looking for life after delisting

With regulation and costs increasing and markets slack, many smaller companies have chosen to delist from AIM. Robert Tyerman reports.

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The enterprising county of Yorkshire

The gutsy get-up-and-go spirit of Yorkshire and the Humber is helping to see the region through recessionary gloom. GB reports on the attractions of the area for the growing business.

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Defusing the fiscal bomb

Andrew Jupp, national head of tax at accountancy firm Tenon, argues that the UK’s growing businesses need more help from the government. James Harris reports

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Shareholders’ revolt

A change in the law gives shareholders a new way to challenge directors