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11/22/2009 03:42 PM
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Gamekeeper turned poacher
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As head of the FSA, the UK watchdog, John Tiner overhauled insurance regulation; now he is now working to reshape the industry as chief executive of Resolution, the financial services investment company
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11/20/2009 12:48 PM
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Take a step back in order to go forward
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How far do you need to distance yourself from day-to-day operations in order to allow other people to take charge?
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11/20/2009 12:47 PM
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Ask the Experts: How to hire professional managers
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Don't hire someone who is less talented than yourself or a person who has only worked for a large corporate, according to our experts.
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11/20/2009 12:44 PM
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Take the free and easy route
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Mike Southon claims that the concept of "free" business models represents a great entrepreneurial opportunity.
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11/20/2009 12:38 PM
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Business Questions: How do I make background checks?
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We are looking to appoint a non-executive director and now have a shortlist of three. Which background checks should we carry out?
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11/20/2009 12:35 PM
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Business Briefing: Recession sparks start-up interest
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The recession is pushing hundreds of thousands of people into setting up a business at home, according to figures released this week.
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11/20/2009 12:26 PM
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UK businesses 'lack sales momentum'
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British entrepreneurs are underselling themselves worldwide, according to David Wei, chief executive of Alibaba.com.
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11/17/2009 06:14 PM
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Ten easy ways to murder a business
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Luke Johnson puts together a top 10 "not-to-do" list for entrepreneurs. Among them? Take on too much debt, get sick, never evolve and forget your customers.
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11/17/2009 06:14 PM
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Eye over air, land and sea
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Hiroyoshi Ishibashi co-founded a weather forecasting business to avert disasters and seize a market opportunity. Weathernews now leads the world in its sector and has a stock market value of Y12.2bn.
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11/13/2009 01:16 PM
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Necessity is the mother of reinvention
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Many owner managers have used the downturn to re-invent themselves and, perhaps, even make their ventures stronger as a result.
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11/13/2009 01:13 PM
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Ask the Experts: Shoot the dogs
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Leaders at all levels in businesses will need to reinvent themselves not as a one-off change but as an ongoing commitment.
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11/13/2009 01:10 PM
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Companies seek out alternative funds
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A social enterprise set up to help victims of loan sharks has found itself helping small businesses that cannot get credit from high street lenders.
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11/13/2009 01:07 PM
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Employers seek to make job cuts the last resort
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Imaginative solutions to the problem of cost cutting are ensuring that the rise in unemployment is not as fast as in previous recessions.
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11/13/2009 01:05 PM
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Owners to flee new tax band
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A fifth of wealthy entrepreneurs are planning to leave the country after the introduction of the 50 per cent income tax rate, according to a survey.
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11/13/2009 01:01 PM
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Pensions reform is a 'burden'
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Small businesses will be saddled with extra costs and red tape because of new workplace pension rules, the main accountancy body has warned.
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