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Final salary pensions 'extinct' in small firms

Pensions

Monday, January 05, 2009

Gold-plated pensions are 'all but extinct' at the small firms which employ 60% of all workers, a report reveals today.

It raises fears that millions face a financial struggle in retirement due to the 'increasingly inadequate' pensions offered by their employers.

A...

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Small business warned over fraud boom

IDTHEFT

Monday, December 15, 2008

Fraud is booming and small businesses are being warned that the crime could cost them more than £100m this Christmas. The number of fraud cases...

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Lloyds and RBS to pass on rate cut

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland have announced that they will be passing on in full the Bank of England's base rate reduction of 1% to...

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Why we won't pass on the VAT cut

Willard

Monday, December 01, 2008

The Chancellor grabbed the headlines by cutting VAT in last week's Pre-Budget Report, but small retailers say they are unlikely to benefit....

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Bank freeze on small firm overdraft fees

Monday, November 24, 2008

A leading bank is freezing overdraft charges for small businesses to help them survive the credit crunch. NatWest and the Royal Bank of...

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Are you Britain's young entrepreneur?

Priya

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Britain needs young tycoons to launch their business ventures more than ever - and the Daily Mail is helping them pave their way to success...

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Ray of hope for small firms over bad debt

creditcrunch

Monday, November 17, 2008

The Government is considering 'renationalising' export credit insurance to ensure small and medium-sized export firms are protected against bad...

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Smaller firms face New Year funding crisis

Calendar

Monday, November 17, 2008

Smaller firms face a funding crisis in the New Year as 'committed' credit lines are withdrawn, Financial Mail understands. Such facilities - a...

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Enterprise awards: Do you have takes to be a what it winner?

jatania

Monday, November 17, 2008

Their names read like a who's who of British business - easyJet founder Stelios Haji- Ioannou, Sir Bill Gammell, boss of Cairn Energy, and...

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Youthful drive of golf duo

rossmarshall

Monday, November 17, 2008

Ross Marshall and Andrew Harding were just 24 when they set up yourgolftravel.com in July 2005. Unable to get funding from banks, the Durham...

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