2009 May | euVue - Business Talk

As recession erodes family inheritances, Brits face uncertain future

Nearly one in three British adults is banking on an inheritance to help fund their retirement.

And if the economic turmoil continues the inheritance could be significantly lower than expected for many.

Findings by Friends Provident reveal that despite expecting to be left an average inheritance of £64,000, 44% of adults are not concerned about the recession affecting their inheritance pot and retirement savings. But independent figures show average house prices have dropped by £42,500 since August 2007 –

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Ofgem switches attention to small businesses

Energy regulator Ofgem has unveiled proposals to give small businesses better protection in the energy market.

The proposals are part of reforms Ofgem will introduce following its energy supply probe. They are aimed at micro-businesses – companies that have fewer than ten employees or one of a number of other characteristics. The proposals include a ban on the automatic roll-over of fixed-term contracts which has resulted in some businesses being locked, without being aware, into unfavourable long-term contracts.

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UK Trade & Investment leads export record

The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is helping hundreds more companies than ever before to export.

The latest quarterly survey shows that a record 20,700 businesses were helped to generate £3.6 billion in additional profit.

UKTI customers were interviewed in early 2009 as part of the independent Performance and Impact Monitoring Survey (PIMS). While they reported that the global economic downturn had affected their businesses, over half (51%) were experiencing increasing demand from abroad.

The survey confirmed that UKTI

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A powerfully persuasive route to building stunning websites

In just over 10 years the internet has gone from novelty to necessity.

Along the way it has revolutionised the way we communicate, source and collate information and the way we do business.

If you want to get ahead in business get a website – but doing it well can still be a costly and time consuming downside for

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House values face long haul to recovery

Improved market conditions mean that house prices only have around eight per cent left to fall, but sluggish recovery in the real economy will mean prices only grow by six per cent over the following two years.

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This is one of the key findings from the latest Consumer and Housing prospects report from the centre for economics and business research (cebr)

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Newcastle Gateshead Engineering conference hat-trick to boost destination’s profile

A trio of high-profile engineering conferences have been secured for NewcastleGateshead – confirming its position as a leading destination for major international meetings.

The three conferences will attract top flight speakers, academics and delegates from across the world when they take place at Newcastle University in the summer next year, after successful bids were made by academics at the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.

The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Technical Commission V takes place

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Hitachi considers site in Gateshead for manufacturing plant

Hitachi Agility Train

A delegation of senior executives from Hitachi Europe and Hitachi Europe Rail Group have run the rule over Tyneside as a possible location for a UK manufacturing plant.

After the Agility Trains consortium, comprising of Hitachi, John Laing and Barclays Private Equity, was named as preferred bidder on the £7.5 billion Intercity

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