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DECEMBER 9, 2009

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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DECEMBER 7, 2009

Small businesses need better bank lending as well as new growth fund, says FPB : The FPB is calling for bank lending to be made more accessible and affordable following a report identifying a ‘permanent gap’ in small business finance. — ST. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

“The important thing in life is not the victory but the contest; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

More window dressing from the celebrity obsessed political class. What you class as media is slow, you want to know what is happening right now? I’m also a little concerned about your business finance understanding – you may not know but it is the banks job to finance new business. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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JANUARY 13, 2008

by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 13, 2008 Two professors, Julian Lang and William Bygrave , from Babson College in the US have found that the business performance of businesses started, with or without business plan , was unaffected. own a franchise Said on January 24th, 2008 at 5:48 am I remembered one of my friends when I read your last line.

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JULY 14, 2006

Class 2 NIC As a self employed person you are liable to pay Class 2 NICs ( this used to be referred to as paying ‘your stamp’ ), but you only have to pay this once your profits are above £4,465 (current year running to 5 April 2007). Currently the rate for Class 2 NICs is £2.10 Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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