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Inner City
Small and medium-sized business leaders should have something to look forward to in the pre-Budget report on December 2. Gordon Brown, the chancellor, makes the surprising promise to business that the report “will go further in removing all the old barriers holding the enterprising back”. - -
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Good progress as initiative pays off
Small companies operating in deprived urban areas have been successful in creating jobs, but key challenges remain.
Skills: Recruitment of workforce with the right talent
The problem for small companies is whether to train their own staff or hire outsiders.
Techtonik: Slotting into the gambling niche
Some companies wait a corporate lifetime for the telephone call that will trigger a successful deal.
Red tape: Need to ease the ‘burden of regulation’
Regulatory reform is high on the government’s political agenda but, despite its various initiatives, some business leaders seem cynical about the promises.
Business premises: Right postcode can boost the image
Cutting-edge companies are thriving in almost-abandoned parts of Britain’s inner cities.
Finance: Getting over the loans bureaucracy
IC100 companies have good links with banks.
Liverpool: Now a vibrant, confident city
The last 100 years have not been kind to Liverpool. Once dubbed the second city of the Empire, it has lost much of the wealth and influence associated with its heyday as Britain’s biggest port.
