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Three simple ways to increase profits Waitrose offer 'disastrous' for small shops The internet pioneer on a mission to save the high street

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Proactive accountant: Three simple ways to increase profits We've all heard the expression about turnover being vanity and profits being sanity. Here are tips to help you increase your profits (and sanity) from Peter Czapp, director at The Wow Company. Read more

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The internet pioneer on a mission to save the high street Dan Wagner has built two globally successful businesses in his 30-year career, but sees his latest venture, for which he has raised $96.7m in funding, as his 'defining moment'. Read more  MPs urge government to slash tourism VAT to 5%  A group of MPs have called for a 15% cut in the VAT rate for the tourism and hospitality sector, in a bid to increase UK competitiveness and jobs.

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Dragons' Den review: Failing to prepare is preparing to fail Amer Hasan, founder of minicabit, the UK-wide cab booking app, reviews the third episode in the current series of BBC TV's Dragons' Den. Read more

Waitrose free coffee offer 'disastrous' for small shops A Waitrose customer loyalty scheme offering free drinks and newspapers is causing a significant drop in trade for small shops, an MP has claimed. Read more

'We're #openforbusiness despite the floods': South West firms take to Twitter Small companies in the South West are using Twitter to overcome perceptions that the entire region has shut down as result of the extreme weather.Read more

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