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Leading the homeworking revolution, we profile 30 of Britain's brightest entrepreneurs who run their businesses from home and say it's more than a lifestyle benefit - it's a competitive advantage too.

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Homeworking, the future of business in Britain
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
If you want the best employees for your business, you may have no choice but to allow homeworking.

March 11, 2008 9:50am
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Entrepreneurs working from home: the pioneers
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
The UK's best businesses run from home. New research out today from Real Business and Brother.

March 10, 2008 4:23pm
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UK’s 30 top businesses run from home: 1 to 5
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
The office is dead! Long live homeworking! Real Business and Brother reveal the 30 firms spearheading Britain’s homeworking revolution.

March 10, 2008 4:02pm
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AwayPhone: Using VoIP to beat the big boys
img 1 By Melissa Hancock
Sherry Madera set up AwayPhone in 2005 on the premise that mobile users should have a local number and be charged a local rate when abroad.

March 07, 2008 1:26pm
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Business travel = outrageous phone bills?
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Sick of being exploited by "outrageous" mobile phone charges while abroad, entrepreneur Sherry Madera set up VoIP-based AwayPhone to cut business travellers' bills by 90 per cent.

March 03, 2008 5:24pm
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Affinity marketing: tips for success
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John Darlington, founder of Best Pet Pharmacy, on effective affinity programmes and shoestring marketing.

February 19, 2008 11:08am
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Sage 50 Accounts 2008 - update
img 1 By David Longworth
It's the biggest software launch for small businesses and SMEs this year. How is it for you...?

February 06, 2008 2:31pm
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Sage 50 Accounts 2008: review
img 1 By David Longworth
The new Sage 50 2008 accounting package (formerly Line 50) is good, but is it flexible enough to grow with your business?

February 05, 2008 10:42am
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Social networking: dishing the dirt on CEOs
img 1 By Melissa Hancock
Recruiters today are shelling out to get the low-down on senior recruits from blogs and social networking sites. No wonder reputation management company Reputica’s new CEO search service is taking off.

February 05, 2008 9:14am
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Diversify... or die
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Andrew Jordan’s reputation management company Reputica has cracked new markets through diversifying its product.

January 31, 2008 2:22pm

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