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Portas Review: Future of High Streets
December 14th, 2011Interesting report from Mary Porta: My vision I want to breathe economic and community life back into our high streets Let me spell out my vision of the future. I don’t want to live in a Britain that doesn’t care about community. And I believe that our high streets are a really important part of [...]
Read More »IWA / Western Mail Business Awards for Wales 2011
June 28th, 2011IWA / Western Mail Business Awards for Wales 2011 in association with PwC The awards scheme is designed to recognise and honour the achievements of Welsh Businesses in all their variety. Categories cover all aspects of Business Activity and entries are sought from all business sectors right across Wales. Our 9 categories are: Company of the [...]
Read More »Register with Google Places
June 17th, 2011Why we recommend using Google Places as your Business Directory entry Millions of people search Google Maps every day. A free listing on Google Maps makes it easy for them to find you, PBN recommends this approach: Use Google Places to create your free listing.When potential customers search Maps for local information, they’ll find your [...]
Read More »Rural IT Project
March 20th, 2011Could IT revolutionise your business? Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the latest technological developments, especially if you’re a small company with neither time nor money on your hands. Rural IT Wales is a new service that provides FREE IT-based training to employees, owners and managers of small businesses. It’s here to help you [...]
Read More »WAG funds Intelligent Data Capture Technology
March 20th, 2011WAG to help businesses with automatic data identification and capture. The project is called Intelligent Data Capture Technologies. This includes technologies such as bar codes and their more complex variations, chip and pin technology, data entry from forms via digital paper and pen, and biometrics such as fingerprint technology. They also have expertise on radio [...]
Read More »BRC Retail Report Feb 2011
March 20th, 2011Latest retail report from the British Retail Consortium UK retail sales values were down 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from February 2010, when sales had risen 2.2%. On a total basis, sales were 1.1% higher, against a 4.5% increase in February 2010. Food sales picked up after a weaker January but non-food sales slowed sharply. Consumers’ [...]
Read More »Employment Law Newsletters
January 30th, 2011Lowless Commercial publish useful Employment Law Newsletters – see this link for details http://www.lowlesscommercial.co.uk/site/library/employment_law_newsletters
Read More »Pembrokeshire Broadband – Race to Infinity
December 22nd, 2010BT are asking for your help to identify area’s where High Speed Broadband could be introduced. Over the next five years BT is rolling out superfast fibre optic broadband across the UK. If you’re not on the announced roll out plan, “The Race to Infinity” gives you the opportunity to fast track your area to [...]
Read More »BRC Retail Report Nov 2010
December 22nd, 2010Latest retail report from the British Retail Consortium The British Retail Consortium reported that UK retail sales Rose by only 0.7% on a like for like basis and rose by 2.8% on a total basis, from November 2009. Non-food non-store (internet, mail-order and phone sales) sales in November were 17.6% higher than a year ago. Food sales growth [...]
Read More »BRC Retail Report Oct 2010
November 19th, 2010Latest retail report from the British Retail Consortium Food sales growth picked up a little, though partly reflecting higher food inflation. Clothing and footwear sales slowed. Home wares remained tough and often deal-driven, especially for larger purchases. Uncertainty over job cuts and income prospects continued to make consumers careful shoppers, giving priority to essentials and [...]
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