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Chuka Umunna: British business has ‘bad attitude’ towards failure

Shadow business secretary says all failure in business shouldn’t lead to ‘black mark’ for entrepreneurs.

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Two-thirds of entrepreneurs to be driven out of London by spiralling costs

Sharp rises in both housing prices and operating costs could spell trouble for ‘Silicon Roundabout’ as tech start-ups especially affected.

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Marketing, training or NPD: What is the best way to grow your business?

Kevin Uphill, Chairman of commercial business sales and mergers & acquisitions consultancy, Avondale, discusses the balance between investment focused on immediate results compared to longer-term business benefits through staff training and middle management retention.

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Eight out of ten managers admit taking credit for employees’ work

Workers warned to be cautious about expressing ideas without proof that they dreamt them up.

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Workers feel ‘mobile guilt’ over both personal and work calls

Taking work calls at home and personal calls at work both cause anxiety for Gen M workers.

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The EC vs Google: A lesson for all businesses great and small

The recent heavyweight legal fight between the European Commission and Google has thrown up a lot of questions around competition law...

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Perfecting the OX – Office Experience is key for boosting productivity

The UK is is the midst of a productivity crisis - is improving the office experience key to solving it?

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Ambitious female business owners shun ‘entrepreneur’ label

Word seen as too ‘masculine’ and ‘blokey’: But women prove just as ambitious as men – often more – in business.

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Perfecting the OX – Office Experience is key for boosting productivity

The UK is is the midst of a productivity crisis - is improving the office experience key to solving it?

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Ambitious female business owners shun ‘entrepreneur’ label

Word seen as too ‘masculine’ and ‘blokey’: But women prove just as ambitious as men – often more – in business.

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Cloud services company Appirio in $35m funding boost

Successful Series E funding round and new ex-Amazon CTO for global services business.

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Brain training app Peak wins $7m in Series A funding round

Latest investment takes total funding to $10m since app’s launch last year.

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Small is beautiful – new legislation shows increasing influence of SMEs

Small has never been so big.

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Ensuring the future of the UK’s sharing economy

The Sharing Economy is the UK's biggest financial success story for decades: so how can we ensure it stays true to its roots while ensuring a safe an robust future?