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Dear SBUK readers,

Here's something I discovered today while checking those emails - a free e-book!  And just before I hear those cries of "so what?", this is " The Growing Business Handbook", published by Kogan Page and endorsed by the Institute of Directors, is available online in its entirety - Free!

With invaluable advice on how to expand your business - with the minimum of risk - this book highlights the latest ideas, techniques and solutions for maximising growth, exploiting and protecting your best ideas and inventions and controlling risks. Combining the knowledge and expertise of leading professional advisors with the experiences of entrepreneurs, The Growing Business Handbook gives an all-encompassing insight into the challenges involved in building a high-growth venture in 2009 and beyond.

If you're a member of the Telegraph Business Club, you can save 10% if you purchase the hard copy version - otherwise you can read the online version of The Growing Business Handbook, 11th edition by simply clicking here: Growing Business EBook

Alternatively, if you'd like to purchase your own hard copy of the book, with a discount of 10% click here to be taken directly to the shop - but don't forget: you need to be a member of the Telegraph Business Club in order to get that discount!

Warm regards, Caroline

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Dear SBUK readers,

Here's something I discovered today while checking those emails - a free e-book!  And just before I hear those cries of "so what?", this is " The Growing Business Handbook", published by Kogan Page and endorsed by the Institute of Directors, is available online in its entirety - Free!

With invaluable advice on how to expand your business - with the minimum of risk - this book highlights the latest ideas, techniques and solutions for maximising growth, exploiting and protecting your best ideas and inventions and controlling risks. Combining the knowledge and expertise of leading professional advisors with the experiences of entrepreneurs, The Growing Business Handbook gives an all-encompassing insight into the challenges involved in building a high-growth venture in 2009 and beyond.

If you're a member of the Telegraph Business Club, you can save 10% if you purchase the hard copy version - otherwise you can read the online version of The Growing Business Handbook, 11th edition by simply clicking here: Growing Business EBook

Alternatively, if you'd like to purchase your own hard copy of the book, with a discount of 10% click here to be taken directly to the shop - but don't forget: you need to be a member of the Telegraph Business Club in order to get that discount!

Warm regards, Caroline

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Dear SBUK readers,

This arrived in one of my in-boxes today and thought it might be something worth sharing if you're interested.  Details listed below - and if you're definitely interested, please go direct to the website listed - thanks, Caroline

If you are a UK based small/medium enterprise (either commercial or non-commercial), and you employ between 5 and 249 people, **read this email, it may be worth £1,000 of easy government funding to you**.

The government has recently set aside a significant amount of money for UK based SMEs to invest in their own leadership and management development.

I have written a new report explaining this funding (you can download it now from www.traintogain1k.co.uk).

In the report I'll explain to you:

- The exact qualifying criteria you must adhere to to claim your £1,000 of funding for your leadership and management training

- Why 90 days is the magic number you must be mindful of

- The easy step-by-step process to follow when you apply for your funding

- How to immediately turn your £1,000 of funding into £2,500 of practical training… so you can reach deeper and wider into your organisation, beyond just your senior management team

- How to leverage your £1,000 of government funding to quickly upgrade your top-line revenues and bottom-line profits

You can download the report right now from www.traintogain1k.co.uk

Best wishes, Richard Parkes Cordock

Download your 1k report at: www.traintogain1k.co.uk

P.S. Please forward this email onto your friends, family and colleagues who run, own or work in a UK SME - and would appreciate knowing about this new government funding

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Dear SBUK readers,

Here's today's bundle of market research calls from Focus4People.com - if you're interested, please email them direct via respond@focus4people.com - thanks, Caroline

f4p u805] galaxy 2 - Galaxy 2

Group 1:  25-Nov-08   

Date 25th, 26th, 27th November
Place London EC2.
Time various day time slots.
Duration 1 hr
Incentive £50

We are looking for people aged 18 plus to take part in a market research on banking. Can you please tell us who you hold your main current bank account with and how do you primarily do your banking e.g. in the branch, on the telephone, online etc .If you bank online ,how often do you log into your account. What is your approx total household income and approx value of your savings and investments.

f4p u805] Concept1 - concept

Group 2:  20-Nov-08   

Date Thursday 20th November
Time 8.15pm
Duration 90mins
Place London W4
Incentive £60

We are looking for people aged 45-65 to take part in a research who own one of the following makes of cars, Alfa Romeo, BMW, Citroen, Fiat,Hyundai , Kia, Mazda, Mercedes , Nissan, Peugeot, Nissan, Renault, Rover, Saburu, Toyota, Vauxhall, Volvo, VW, Chrysler , Smart, Mini.Can you please tell us the make and model , if you purchased it from new or secondhand, private or company car. 

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Dear SBUK readers,

Here's today's call from Focus4People.com - if you're interested, please email them direct at respond@focus4people.com - thanks, Caroline 

 [f4p u805] Hemophillia - Hemophillia

Group 1:  17-Nov-08 to 18-Nov-08   

17th November in London W1 6pm 2 hours £80 We are looking for people with haemophilllia please tell us if you are an A or B are you on self treatment and how severe is your illness

Group 2:  17-Nov-08 to 18-Nov-08   

17th November in London W1 8.15pm 2 hours £80

Group 3:  17-Nov-08 to 18-Nov-08   

18th November in London W1 6pm2 hours £80 

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Dear SBUK readers,

While the rest of the world was still celebrating the unprecedented event that was the election of Obama to the US presidency, the question on many people's lips were: "Could it happen here?"  And this passing weekend, the British had their answer: "No" - courtesy of Trevor Phillips, the chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission.

While I don't doubt there is some grain of truth that Britain (and indeed, the rest of Europe) is quite happy for the Americans to elect a black person to the highest office in the land, I'm pretty sure that everything would be done behind closed doors to ensure that a non-white person (whether male or female) would be elected to the post of Prime Minister in my lifetime.

For starters, the political system here is very different from our American cousins.  Where it is practically written into the Constitution that all men are created equal in America  (although not true for slaves, of course), at least there is the chance that anyone can become President.  Personally, I didn't expect to see that day in my lifetime.  Secondly, the British - whether they like or not and prefer not to discuss it - are still, at least subsconsciously, pre-occupied with class and money. Let's face it - politics is not a dirty game for poor people.  For what I've observed about British politics, it appears you need to be well-educated, monied and well-connected (if you're traditional Tory - look at Cameron et al in his Shadow Cabinet) and if you're from the Labour ranks, you still need to be relatively well-educated, perhaps not quite so monied, definitely well-connected and have been a lawyer, trade unionist, or business person. 

As it is, there's only fifteen non-white MPs in the whole of the UK - fifteen.  And this is the 21st century. In London, where every minority - black, white and Asian and all points in between - are represented in all the languages of the world, there should be more, but there aren't.  Certainly, I've been asked on many occasions when am I going to enter politics (on the grounds that I'd be for the people and not for myself) and my reply has been between "Not yet…" and "Not in this country…"

Could I imagine a day when the British PM is not white?  Not yet… Will it happen in my lifetime?  I doubt it. 

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