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The government has announced the location of 11 new enterprise zones to boost local growth and create more than 30,000 jobs by 2015. The zones will be in some of the largest cities, including Manchester, Birmingham, Merseyside and Newcastle, as well as inviting applications for 10 more in other areas.
Businesses will benefit from cheaper business rates, superfast broadband and lower levels of planning control.
The British Chambers of Commerce has welcomed this change. Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, said: “This generation of Enterprise
Whistle while you work
More than three quarters of UK office workers would turn a blind eye to malpractice in the office and fail to report it, according to the latest research from the Federation Against Software Theft. The research also found that two thirds of British workers are unaware of the law when it comes to protecting whistleblowers in the workplace.
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Zones has learned important lessons from the past, and has the potential to boost local private sector growth. We believe that simplified planning rules, better broadband and carefully targeted tax breaks can help attract and generate new business investment that is sustainable over time.”
The entry cost to social media is minimal, it’s low risk and provides a real opportunity for nimble players to build their brands, create fan-bases, listen to and reach customers, fi nd partners, distributors, recruit and rapidly target new markets both at home and abroad
David Clayton-Smith, partner at Andrum Consulting. For more on how to use social media effectively, see page 24.
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