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Addressing the UK’s skills gap: Where should we start

Businesses are planning to create jobs in every region of the UK this year as the recovery continues, but many are concerned that the nation's growing skills gap, which has the potential to leave many jobs unfilled, has become the number one workforce threat to the long-term health of the economy.

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Which Dragons’ Den investors are most likely to back your business

Arguably, Dragons' Den is all about pitching. Each pitch can take as long as necessary to seal a deal, or as quickly as possible for the Dragons to say “I'm out”. But wouldn't it help if you knew which dragon you had the most chances of impressing Merchant Money tried to answer that question by analysing the investment patterns of Dragons both past and present.

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Britain’s advantage in China lies in its heritage

We've all heard of “China's love affair with Britain” and their increasing appetite for luxury goods. “A very important factor that makes Britain standout,” suggests professor Qing Wang of Warwick Business School, “is that it incorporates tradition and innovation seamlessly”. This was made evident when a party of delegates were taken around London ahead of UKTI's GREAT Festival of Creativity.

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EU VAT: A nasty hangover for UK startups

New EU VAT rules for online businesses is an unwelcome hangover to many e-commerce vendors, especially those no longer able to take advantage of the UK EU VAT exemption if they company earned below a certain threshold.

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