Consider all your options
1st October 2006
I AM frequently asked this question by owners of businesses and the reply I always give is that one should take time before giving shares to an employee and consider the alternative options.The...
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Visit an education showcase
1st October 2006
THE 2006 Independent Schools Exhibition, which takes place in Milton Keynes this month, has become a showcase for independent schools across the central counties.This year’s exhibition, which...
Small firms appeal to rates review
1st October 2006
The government has asked Sir Michael Lyons to review the funding of local government finance. Rumours abound that one recommendation in Sir Michael’s report, due for publication in December,...
Square Mile quality, grid square cost
1st October 2006
MILTON Keynes has become a by-word for City-quality legal advice at a fraction of the cost, says this year’s edition of the Legal 500.The publication says that the city is the "natural choice"...
IoD shake-up creates new branch
1st October 2006
It will have almost 500 members, including from Bedford-shire, and will be served by a committee chaired by former IoD South East Midlands branch chairman Philip Smith.The changes, which also see a...
£1m award scheme is open to all
1st October 2006
From next year, around £1 million of funding will be made available each year to boys entering the school via the new Scholarship and Access Award Scheme. To be considered, boys will first sit...
Investment must lead growth, says economist
1st October 2006
Andrew Wilson, deputy chief economist for the Royal Bank of Scotland, warned that today’s consumer could no longer lead economic growth. "That will be down to business investment," he said. UK...
RBS opens new regional offices
1st October 2006
The move has brought the bank’s corporate, commercial and Lombard businesses and private bank Coutts’ new office under one roof. The new building in Silbury Boulevard, is a major...
University plan comes under fire
1st October 2006
Former MP Brian White (pictured), a committee member of the FSB North Bucks branch, was speaking at a forum hosted by the Milton Keynes & North Bucks Chamber of Commerce at which the growth options...
Ofsted: Luton meets needs of employers
1st October 2006
Skills Minister Phil Hope has congratulated the town for bringing the provision of education and training for young people up to a ‘satisfactory’ standard. He added: "I am particularly...
A far cry from chips and socks
1st October 2006
SARAH Deaves began her banking career as a cashier for NatWest. Today, she is chief executive of Coutts, the first female to occupy the position in the 314-year history of the ‘Queen’s...
Electronics firm targets bright sparks
1st October 2006
The firm set up a bespoke apprenticeship scheme and recruited five school leavers who in 18 months have become skilled electronic manufacturing workers.Axis has just taken on another six apprentices...
United front for Olympic glory
1st October 2006
Key representatives from local authorities, the University of Bedfordshire, Bedford College, County Sports Partnership, Bedford Development Agency, London Luton Airport, Woburn Abbey and the...
Firms reap rewards of resource efficiency
1st October 2006
The Resource Efficiency Action Programme set up the Green Business Network set a target of £250,000 worth of savings a year ago. The participating companies have totalled more...
Stadium plans to lure the corporates
1st October 2006
Its designers, the internationally renowned architects HOK, also created the new Wembley, Arsenal FC’s Emirates Stadium and the stadium that hosted the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.The...
