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FSB accuses big boys of abusing small business' trust

Business - FSB Bedford chairman Charles SmithLarge companies are exploiting small businesses by delaying invoice payments and imposing new terms and settlement fees on owners, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) can reveal ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Autoglass cracks Superbrand status

Windscreen repair and replacement expert, Autoglass, has been named as one of the UK's most recognised brands. It has won a place yn this year's list of Top 500 Superbrands - ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



easyJet rides high

July's star performer was easyJet, which announced quarterly passenger numbers up 16 per cent and said it had recouped over half of the rise in fuel prices by cutting costs ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Kier reacts to slump in house market by cutting workforce by two thirds

Kier Proup Plc, the UK construction company that helped build the Channel Tunnel rail link, said it will close down most of its homebuilding offices, cutting the division's workforce by ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Turning the tables on a dying industry

Business - Stuart MitchellMaking a 'big noise' in any business is what many dream of but to do so in an industry presumed by many to have died some years back is even ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Mazars in the ascendancy

International accountancy firm, Mazars, has been named as having the fastest growing tax practice among the Top 20 accounting firms, in the recent Accountancy Age 'Top 50' ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Focus on getting great wedding pix

Business - WeddingFollowing the success of wedding photographer Kam Assi having his images used by Fuji, this year has seen another two achievements. Earlier this week Kam from Abraxas Photography was interviewed by ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Borneo team at the peak of its powers

Business - The team from Borneo LinnellsLawyers swapped wigs and pens for hiking boots to complete the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge. The team from Borneo Linnells, which has offices in Bedford and Milton Keynes, was made up ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Capita and easyJet the only rays of light in gloomy June

June was a poor month for the UK stockmarket and the Bossie constituents, although there were two exceptions. Broadly encouraging passenger numbers for May helped easyJet make up some of the ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Gill the association choice

The boss of a county employment agency has been appointed chairman of her association's regional body. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), trade association for the UK's private recruitment and employment ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Bruno backs builders' merchants

Business - Frank Bruno and Dave Lunn, branch manager at Jewson, FlitwickBuilders' merchant Jewson had a special guest at a recent landscaping open day at its Flitwick branch. The company's most famous customer Frank Bruno turned out to help the event go ... (04/07/2008) Read More [Read More]



Accountants' office goes paper free with filing system

An accountancy firm is leading the way to the green future with a paperless office. Croucher Needham Hope Agar (CNHA), previously just Hope Agar, has had a presence in Bedford since ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Autoglass up for customer service contact centre of the year award

Bedford based Autoglass has been shortlisted for the National Customer Service Awards. Now in their ninth year, the awards promote excellence, best practice, and innovation within the customer services industry and ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Gordon's pat on the back

Business - Bedford & Kempston MP Patrick Hall with boss John Samuel and Roberto Garritano from AltaContact at Number 10Business success stories travelled to Downing Street last month to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Bedford & Kempston MP Patrick Hall invited boss John Samuel and Roberto Garritano from AltaContact to ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Partners in knowledge

Business and academic partnerships in the region have gone from strength-tostrength, thanks to a University of Bedfordshire-led scheme, involving seven universities ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



New director for Cranfield School of Management

Business - Professor Frank Horwitz Cranfield School of Management has announced the appointment of Professor Frank Horwitz as the new director of school. Professor Horwitz will join the school on April 1 2009 when Professor ... (02/07/2008) Read More [Read More]



Cranfield's BGP accepts its 1,000th participant

In the year it celebrates its 20th
anniversary, the renowned Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP) at Cranfield School of Management has accepted the 1,000th participant onto the programme ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Debbie's outstanding exam success

Business - Debbie being presented with her award in Bedford earlier this week by Jenni Hutchinson, director of business development CIMA and Paul Gillot, NHS account manager CIMA.An NHS administrator has been honoured after coming third in the world in an important exam. Debbie Gillard, finance governance administrator at Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust (PCT), received the CIMA NHS ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Cranfield to host European conference

Cranfield School of Management is to host the 2008 European Academy for Business in Society (EABIS) Colloquium in September ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



MP does the honours

Business - Alistair Burt (pictured, extreme right)MP Alistair Burt was on hand for the topping-out ceremony of a new headquarters building for county-based Twigden Homes ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Two candidates for enterprise award

Two county based organisations have been shortlisted for the regional heat of this year's Enterprising Britain Awards ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Only waste looks good as fuel goes up

The Bossie's best performer last month was Shanks Group, which generates a substantial proportion of its profits in Belgium and the Netherlands and is therefore benefiting from the strong Euro. ... (03/05/2008) Read More [Read More]



25 years of Decorative Ironwork

In 1983 John Sayer was asked by a neighbour to manufacture a car component and was given a small order. That was the start of a business which is now ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Hospice gets £2,000 gift

Business - The Bedford Breakfast Club donating £2,000 to Sue Ryder Care, St John's HospiceThe Bedford Breakfast Club was delighted to donate £2,000 to Sue Ryder Care, St John's Hospice, Moggerhanger at its April meeting ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Students' travel website comes out on top

An innovative travel website idea took top prize at the 2008 iFactor Awards, the annual event where local entrepreneurs showcase their business products and services ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]



Bedford College means business

Business - Bedford College's sales teamBedford College is to meet the professional and vocational training needs of companies. The College has been sending trainers and assessors out to factories, warehouses, offices and industrial units to run ... (07/08/2008) Read More [Read More]