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Do we need the RDAs?
The Taxpayers' Alliance would like the regional development agencies abolished. M Institute co-founder Jyoti Banerjee studies their report - he likes their data but disagrees with their recommendation.
Understanding M
Mid-size enterprises are the powerhouse of the UK economy.
Despite their sterling performance, mid-size enterprises are nearly invisible.
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Flexible working works for business
Employers have given their backing to flexible working in a new survey. Carried out by the Institute of Directors (IoD), the survey of 500 firms found that 86 per cent of respondents operate flexible working practices and that 93 per cent reported they would use flexible working even if there was no regulatory requirement to do so. This fits in with an M Institute workshop held in June where a number of business leaders reported that flexible working was proving important in hanging on to good staff, and more efficient in terms of using resources such as office space.
Read more Visit news archiveCBI's Lambert to Gov't: "Do no harm"
Member newsIn an open letter to the government and to business, Richard Lambert, director-general of the CBI, has challenged the government to "do no harm." Lambert is concerned that at a time of recessionary movement in the UK economy, an under-pressure government may feel tempted to move the goalposts of monetary policy, or fund its fiscal policies through an ill-advised tax raid.
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Modernising business processes
A new research report from M Institute which focuses on figuring out which processes need to be formalised or modernised, and in what priority. This is a difficult task for leaders of medium organisations, but an essential one if they want their organisations to grow. This research study was supported by Microsoft.
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Business process outsourcing for midmarket companies
Business process outsourcing (BPO) has always been associated with large enterprises. A new research report from Phil Fersht of Everest Group shows how medium enterprises can benefit from, and exploit, BPO.
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The New World of Work
Increasing global integration, demographic change and technological innovation are the primary factors that will shape the UK workforce over the next ten to fifteen years, according to a new white paper from Microsoft. This article sums up some of the publication’s key points, looking in particular at how ICT is allowing a greater level of work flexibility.
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Which regulations are the most burdensome?
87% of UK businesses believe that reducing regulation should be on the government agenda, according to the ICAEW Enterprise Survey Report 2007. Furthermore, over a third of businesses think this should be the top priority for government action to improve the business environment. This article looks at which areas of regulation are particularly burdensome for medium business.
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