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Business Link to do “valuable job” until closure - Pedder
Tony Pedder, the chairman of Business Link Yorkshire, has emphasised to Insider that the organisation is still "open for business" despite being scheduled to close in November 2011 with the loss of 270 jobs. Pedder, the current chairman of manufacturing giant Sheffield Forgemasters, said his priority was to manage a smooth transition to the new business support arrangement set to be introduced by the coalition government.
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Deals
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EFG scheme not working - Aldermore
Lending under the government’s small business-targeted Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG) scheme has fallen a further eight per cent in Yorkshire during the last quarter, according to new bank Aldermore. Aldermore said lending under the EFG scheme in the region dropped from £12m to £11m in the third quarter of the year.
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Investment in healthcare companies vital to recovery – Grant Thornton
Yorkshire business leaders have been urged to keep healthcare at the top of their agenda by Grant Thornton, the accountancy business behind the Investing in Health programme.
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Property
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Optare agrees sale of Rotherham site
Bus manufacturer Optare has said the agreed sale of its Rotherham facility will allow the business to "significantly" reduce its current bank debt of £3.3m. Optare said offers had been accepted to sell the Rotherham site as two separate developments.
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Business
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Made in Sheffield awards deadline approaches
Time is running out to get your nominations in for the Made in Sheffield Awards. The prestigious awards, which celebrate manufacturing excellence in the Sheffield city region, are open to manufacturing companies and organisations with an operational office in an ‘S’ postcode, and making a nomination is a quick and easy process.
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Rotherham Enterprise Board prepares for event
Fresh from the town being named the most enterprising place in the UK last year, Rotherham Enterprise Board has launched Rotherham Means Business 2011.
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Panel Systems helps with pier restoration
Sheffield-based Panel Systems has supported the restoration of Weston-super-Mare’s Grand Pier by providing fire retardant panels designed to enhance the safety of the building.
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Businesses look to Gems for swine flu help
Sheffield-based Gems Hygiene says it has experienced an increase in business following the recent outbreak of swine flu. A dramatic increase in cases of the H1N1 virus has prompted businesses from across the UK to telephone the business seeking antibacterial products, it said.
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