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A great British renaissance has been taking place. From Aberdeen to the West Country, the zing is back in manufacturing. It’s about time this spectacular story was told.

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Entrepreneurs make the case for homeworking
By Charles Orton-Jones
Improve staff loyalty. Reduce costs. Cut carbon emissions. Find out why working from home is more than a lifestyle benefit – it's a competitive advantage, too.

March 13, 2008 10:38am
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UK's top 30 businesses run from home: 26 to 30
By Charles Orton-Jones
Running a business from home can be a real competitive advantage, say entrepreneurs. Real Business and Brother profile some of the homeworking pioneers.

March 13, 2008 10:27am
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Virtual office: hotdesking, telecommuting and video conferences
By Charles Orton-Jones
Ditch the office-based business model and watch your profits grow. Meet five entrepreneurs who are making a success out of running a business from home.

March 13, 2008 10:09am
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UK's 30 top businesses run from home: 21 to 25
By Charles Orton-Jones
From hotdesking to telecommuting, Real Business and Brother find out how these entrepreneurs ditched the office-centric model.

March 13, 2008 10:00am
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Home office saves money
By Charles Orton-Jones
No office rent to pay. No daily commute to work. Some of the UK's brightest entrepreneurs reveal the benefits of working from home.

March 11, 2008 2:02pm
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UK's 30 top businesses run from home: 16 to 20
By Charles Orton-Jones
Forget the office-based business. Savvy entrepreneurs are saving thousands of pounds a year by running their business from home. Real Business and Brother present five of the best.

March 11, 2008 1:42pm
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Homeworking franchise opportunities
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Quick growth, committed workers, help with cash flow – franchising offers entrepreneurs all the benefits with none of the downsides.

March 11, 2008 11:54am
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UK's 30 top businesses run from home: 11 to 15
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The heartland of homeworking is franchising. Franchisees get to keep the fruits of their labour, work when and where they choose, and in return get branding, business advice and lots of support.

March 11, 2008 11:43am
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UK's 30 top businesses run from home: 6 to 10
By Charles Orton-Jones
Attract and retain the best workers by running your business from home. Real Business and Brother reveal how five of the best do it.

March 11, 2008 10:51am
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Homeworking, the future of business in Britain
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If you want the best employees for your business, you may have no choice but to allow homeworking.

March 11, 2008 9:50am

BUSINESS NEWS >>

"Don't let the market be your boss"

By Kate Pritchard - October 06, 2008 5:57pm GMT

Serial entrepreneur and investor Maxwell Packe says private equity-backed firms have an edge over publicly listed companies. “They don’t have to meet targets set by teenage scribblers,” he says.

“Why bother with an IPO?” asks Audio Network founder

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 06, 2008 3:20pm GMT

Robert Hurst raised £600,000 of seed funding from 40 music composers, sound designers and angels to get his online sound and music portal off the ground. Having organised his own private IPO, he’s suspicious of the traditional listing process.

Five ways to avoid redundancies

By Real Business - October 06, 2008 12:31pm GMT

You’re in a pickle. You desperately need to cut your employee wage bill but you’re reluctant to make redundancies. Fear not. We’ve come up with some alternatives to swinging the scythe.

“Always accept a dinner invitation from an Asian client!”

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 03, 2008 5:29pm GMT

Kamel Hothi arrived in the UK when she was six. As a girl raised in a traditional Indian family, she was never supposed to work, pursue higher education, or even make eye contact with men. Yet now she’s director of Asian Markets at Lloyds TSB, opening up opportunities for hundreds of women just like her.

Good growth for Ted Baker

By Catherine Woods - October 03, 2008 10:43am GMT

Ted Baker founder Ray Kelvin says the clothing retailer remains “understandably cautious” about the second half of the year despite posting a 8.2 per cent increase in revenue to £71.6m.


BUSINESS COMMENT >>

Follow the brothel's lead

By Catherine Woods - October 03, 2008 3:58pm GMT

If you’re not an Australian, you may not find the following article as amusing as I have.

Economic downturn headlines

By Catherine Woods - October 02, 2008 2:41pm GMT

There’s more doom and gloom in the news today about the economic downturn.

Deal or no deal

By Kate Pritchard - October 01, 2008 3:43pm GMT

Jon Moulton wasn’t exactly exaggerating when he told us the outlook for the private equity industry was gloomy.

Russell Crowe's big banking idea

By Catherine Woods - October 01, 2008 12:01pm GMT

Russell Crowe tries, and fails, to fix Wall Street.

Eco-preneurs in the US

By Catherine Woods - September 26, 2008 5:14pm GMT

It’s always interesting to hear what’s happening within the entrepreneurial community across the pond and an article published today has revealed the growing eco-preneurial movement within the travel and hospitality sectors.



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