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How to Prepare for a Recession

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If you lived through the Great Recession (2007-2009), you might be experiencing some uncertainty right now as you wonder what the future will hold. Eliminating a debt payment from your budget frees up funds for different uses and means you aren’t paying interest on outstanding balances. Beef up your emergency fund.

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Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses?

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Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 24, 2010 Today, Alistair Darling revealed the budget for the coming year. In truth, there is little new money in this budget for SME’s, and little of real substance to help those that are struggling. billion one-off growth package”.

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Pre Budget Report: Labour Darling Plays Class War Trump Card

The Small Business Blog

Pre Budget Report: Labour Darling Plays Class War Trump Card by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 09, 2009 In an unprecedented weak budget spiked with half truths, Mr Darling is trying to ignite a class war in the UK in an attempt to boost the Labour Party election prospects – a dangerous game to play with our fragile economy at this time.

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Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget

The Small Business Blog

Top 5 Tips for Training Employees on a Budget by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 29, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. « Budget 2010 – The Saviour for Small Businesses? Many equipment manufacturers offer free training to companies that purchase their products.

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Republic of Korea to join Horizon Europe programme

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Horizon Europe is the biggest EU research and innovation programme ever with a budget of €95.5 Pillar II is the largest collaborative part of the programme, which is primarily focused on shared global challenges: climate, energy, digital economy, and health, with a budget of €53.5

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The Top 5 Things That Were Wise Investments for My Home Business

Tips From T. Marie

As a small, home-based business my budget has always been pretty tight. Why it was a wise choice: When I started in 2007, I owned a version of Microsoft Office which was installed on my computer. That means that I do a lot of research and soul searching before purchasing anything. 4 Office 365 & Adobe Creative Cloud.

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How to Name Your Business

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When we launched in 2007, we immediately looked at the keywords customers were using to search for what we offer—affordable wall art, finished by hand and sold exclusively online. An explicit, familiar term worked best for us, because we were on a budget. Sales rose by 23% in 2012. We quickly homed in on the words canvas and paintings.

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