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U.K. Moves Toward Flexible Work, Yet Stigmas Remain

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for its role in balancing mental and physical health needs in the workforce. According to a recent study published by Time Wise , which included surveys and focus groups of 4,001 full-time and part-time workers, nearly half of the respondents believe part-time work limits career progression.

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How Silicon Valley is Changing How and What We Eat

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According to Time's How Silicon Valley is Addressing the World's Food Crisis : the food industry and tech industry have started to intersect and companies like Google and Yahoo have major research projects related to the future of food. Their cricket-based chocolate cookies are shown above.   All in all, it's not bad. .

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

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Small Businesses Faces Sharp Rise in Cost of Health Care : As Congress nears votes on legislation that would overhaul the health care system, many small businesses say they are facing the steepest rise in insurance premiums they have seen in recent years. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

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The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01

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Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Give small firms as well as consumers protection from unfair bank charges says FPB : Ahead of the expected decision of the newly-formed Supreme Court to allow unfair bank charges to be investigated, the FPB is calling for protection for all small businesses as well as consumers.

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UK/Ireland small Business News Round-up – 11/04/2008 | THE SMALL.

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Late Payment, Headache For SMEs : A Survey carried out by Barclays in Wales found that 48% of Welsh SMEs experience problems with late payment. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! The changes will come into force today.

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Is Your Business Blogging?

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However, a recent survey revealed that only a third of businesses recognised this. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo! No matter how digitally smart businesses are getting, this disconnect still continues to present quite a business conundrum.

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