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UK service sector grows for second month

The UK service sector, encompassing retail, financial and professional services, continued to grow for the second month running in June, albeit at a slower pace than the previous month..
By News Desk Jul 03,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Home secretary hints at U-turn on business rates

Home secretary Alan Johnson has gone against the official government line on business rates by hinted that retrospective billing could be scrapped..
By News Desk Jul 03,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

ASOS posts latest profits surge

Online fashion retailer ASOS.com posted a 93 per cent increase in year-on-year profits today, reflecting the website’s continued robustness in the face of recession..
By News Desk Jun 29,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Halifax is Hitwise UK double award winner

Halifax has achieved double success in the recent Hitwise Online Performance Awards - after being awarded two top ten ranking awards..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Jun 18,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Small firms side-step the recession

Six in 10 small firms have thrown off the worst of the recession and either maintained or accelerated business growth, a new survey suggests..
By News Desk Jun 18,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

     

Sir Gerry trumps the Dragons

Sir Gerry Robinson’s new business show, Gerry’s Big Decision, is the best on television because it spotlights the plight of Britain’s entrepreneurs more accurately than Dragons’ Den and The Apprentice combined. .
By Dan Matthews Jul 03,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)

UK firms’ summer drama

We Brits are a funny bunch. We moan about our cold, wet climate, but as soon as a spot of good weather comes our way everyone goes berserk..
By Dan Matthews Jul 01,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Woolworths back in business online

Woolworths, the iconic peddler of pick ‘n’ mix, is staging a slight return online. But can it succeed in cyber space with the same product lines that helped it go bust on ....
By Dan Matthews Jun 29,2009 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Las Vegas and its perfect business model

Las Vegas offers the ideal business model: it has developed a culture in which spending money is integral to the experience of being there, and where people expect very little in return ....
By Dan Matthews Jun 22,2009 - Comments (3) - Rating (3 votes)

When student debt is a good thing

I was once asked what I thought was the biggest barrier for young people starting their own businesses. My reply was “getting into debt at university”. Well from the sounds of things ....
By Dan Matthews Jun 17,2009 - Comments (1) - Rating (1 votes)


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Sir Gerry trumps the Dragons

Jul 03,2009
09:00 am

Sir Gerry Robinson’s new business show, Gerry’s Big Decision, is the best on television because it ...

By Dan Matthews

UK firms’ summer drama

Jul 01,2009
08:00 am

We Brits are a funny bunch. We moan about our cold, wet climate, but as soon ...

By Dan Matthews

Welcome to LaunchLab.co.uk!

Jul 21,2008
07:00 am

Hello and thanks for taking a look at Launchlab.co.uk, the website for UK-based start-ups and small ...

By Dan Matthews

ASOS posts latest profits surge

Jun 29,2009
07:00 am

Online fashion retailer ASOS.com posted a 93 per cent increase in year-on-year profits today, reflecting the ...

By News Desk

Halifax is Hitwise UK double award winner

Jun 18,2009
08:00 am

Halifax has achieved double success in the recent Hitwise Online Performance Awards - after being awarded ...

By LaunchLab.co.uk

Steep rise in new start-up numbers

Jun 09,2009
08:00 am

Nearly 50,000 new UK businesses started in April this year, in a sign that the worst ...

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Can you start a small business with free software?

Jan 23,2009
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Business software packages typically cost £300-£999 each, factor in the need for multiple packages on each ...

By James Cleverly

Spotify, the music industry's smiling assassin

Feb 26,2009
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Let me introduce you to the most important dotcom since eBay: a music service called ...

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Feisal Nahaboo, founder of Probiz Group

Aug 08,2008
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Feisal Nahaboo, founder of Probiz Group, explains how he became the "Tesco of the accountancy profession"; ...

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