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 Prime Minister David Cameron has issued a rallying cry to Britain's budding entrepreneurs, saying: "This is the year we need to get it done". Speaking to Insider as he unveiled new measures to support start-ups, Cameron said enterprise was critical to the future of the nation and claimed: "There is a business in everyone." READ MORE...
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Brighouse manufacturer Avocet Hardware has gone into administration placing 150 jobs at risk. But administrators from Duff & Phelps have said they are in talks about a possible sale. Read More...
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Cleckheaton software company Atlantic Global has agreed terms for a £4.9m takeover by US software business KeyedIn. Read More...
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Discount fashion chain Bonmarché has been bought by Sun European Partners. The deal saves more than 2,300 jobs, including hundreds in Yorkshire, but will also lead to more than 1,000 job losses. Read More...
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Leeds law firm Clarion has advised the founders of Anchor Bay Construction Products on the sale of the business in a multimillion-pound deal. Read More...
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Former Castleford, Halifax and Featherstone Rovers rugby league professional Paul Fox has been appointed to a post covering the north for AWD Chase de Vere. Read More...
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The £350m Trinity Leeds scheme is now 57.8 per cent pre-let with a further 7.9 per cent in solicitors' hands, according to Land Securities. Read More...
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Rawdon House in Leeds has been acquired by EMIS Group in a deal set up by Harvey Burns & Co. Read More...
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Easilift Loading Systems has moved to a new head office in Huddersfield in a move it said would spearhead growth after a successful 2011. Read More...
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