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• High street sales grow – CBI 29th May, 2012

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  Retail sales volumes rose strongly in May compared with a year ago, according to a survey. But sales were still below average for the time of year.
• Companies 'failing to prepare' for pension laws 28th May, 2012

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  Almost a third of small and medium-sized businesses are not prepared for new pension laws set to be introduced, research by RSM Tenon has revealed.
• Cameron launches £82m entrepreneur scheme 28th May, 2012

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  Young entrepreneurs will be able to get access to about £82m-worth of loans to help them launch a business, the government has announced.
• Confidence returning to service sector – CBI 25th May, 2012

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  Business conditions in the UK service sector are showing signs of stabilising, according to the CBI.
• Caffyns to sell Goring-by-Sea property 25th May, 2012

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  Motor dealership franchise Caffyns is to sell a property in West Sussex for £1.28m.
• DBC Foodservice creditors set for £90m shortfall 24th May, 2012

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  Unsecured creditors of collapsed food supplier and logistics business DBC Foodservice are expected to be left almost £90m out of pocket, a new report has revealed. The...
• Dairy Crest slips to annual loss 24th May, 2012

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  Esher-headquartered Dairy Crest, the maker of Cathedral City cheese, has slipped to its first annual loss as a public company.
• SABMiller toasts higher profits 24th May, 2012

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  Brewing giant SABMiller has posted a jump in profits but said consumer spending in mature beer markets remains subdued.
• Oxford Aviation Academy sold for £195m 24th May, 2012

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  Oxford Aviation Academy, which operates civil aviation training centres, has been bought for £195m by Canadian company CAE.
• £80m business park plans revealed 24th May, 2012

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  Property developer Albion Land has unveiled plans to build an £80m business park in an Oxfordshire. The 50-acre site in Bicester could create more than 1,500 jobs.
• Search for Pfizer site purchaser goes on 24th May, 2012

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  Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is still looking for a buyer for its site in Kent after talks to sell the land fell through.
• Amec in talks to buy Serco business 24th May, 2012

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  Engineering and project management company Amec has announced plans to acquire a £70m-turnover part of Hook-headquartered outsourcing business Serco.
• The Innovation Group buys £5m consultancy 24th May, 2012

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  Hampshire-based software provider The Innovation Group has bought Marishal Thompson & Co (Environmental) (MT) in a deal worth more than £5m.
• Green light for Croma contract 24th May, 2012

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  AIM-listed security provider Croma Security Solutions Group has won a contract with traffic management company Colas.
• £200m growth programme launches 23rd May, 2012

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  A £200m programme aimed at helping up to 26,000 of England's "brightest" businesses achieve their potential, as well as creating 55,000 jobs, has been launched by business...
• April showers dampen retail sales 23rd May, 2012

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  Retail sales fell to a worse-than-expected 2.3 per cent for April, the lowest level in nearly two-and-a-half years.
• Students hold key to capitalism - IOD chief 23rd May, 2012

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  A new, younger generation must be the future gatekeepers of capitalism, the new director general of the Institute of Directors (IoD) has told Insider.
• Proposals for £2.9m enterprise centre revealed 22nd May, 2012

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  A partnership to create an independent £2.9m enterprise research centre which will help drive the government's policy for small businesses, has been announced.
• UK plcs sit on £64bn cash pile – report 22nd May, 2012

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  Listed companies in the UK are sitting on £64bn in excess working capital, according to new research.
• Icap saves Plus exchange 21st May, 2012

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  Icap has bought the struggling Plus Stock Exchange for the nominal sum of £1. The deal will allow the exchange to stay in business, saving the listings of about 150 companies.