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Local Contract Powers Put the Tender Portal on Trial
Proposed local contract powers could help small firms compete for public work, if the tender portal stops demanding an archaeological expedition.
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Growth Package Gives Founders Billions And One More Form
The business growth package promises tax, procurement and investment support, while founders wait to see whether regulation gets a new logo.
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Small business funding gives the boiler a performance review
Small business funding will help firms cut energy costs, giving insulation and solar power a rare chance to outperform the ancient boiler.
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Government cuts business admin and the filing cabinet panics
Government plans to cut business administration costs by nearly £6 billion, leaving the filing cabinet to document its own redundancy.
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Secure innovation reviews ask start ups to hide the keys
Secure Innovation Security Reviews offer small firms expert advice, provided nobody leaves the breakthrough beside the kettle.
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Late payment crackdown tells invoices they may now leave the executive spa
The late payment crackdown targets the corporate tradition of treating a small firm’s invoice like a mystery in a prestige drama.
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Pact for the Future gets six working groups, future politely asks for a numbered ticket
The Pact for the Future gains six working groups, leaving tomorrow to queue for a lanyard, a meeting room and permission to begin.
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Nice Ocean Action Plan Finds Consensus, Loses the Doing
The Nice Ocean Action Plan calls for urgent ocean work, while the sea waits for the declaration to locate the part marked ‘doing’.
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World Environment Day Gives Plastic a Performance Review
World Environment Day targets plastic pollution across its full life cycle, leaving the office water cooler to explain its career choices.
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Sizewell Concrete Gives the Rubble a Second Career
More than 15,000 tonnes of concrete moved from Sizewell A to Sizewell C, where one pile seeks a second career.
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Schools Solar Panels Give the Meter a Lesson Plan
More than 250 schools have signed solar funding agreements, while one electricity meter seeks a role in the curriculum.
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Water Skills Strategic Group Meets, Action Joins Queue
The Water Skills Strategic Group considers water sector workforce needs, while coordination creates a fresh need for coordination.