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Brand new Honda Accord to be unveiled at business show 2:44pm Friday 9th May 2008 A CAR dealership has jumped into the driving seat and taken pole position at The Business Show 2008. Workers can learn to how manage retirement money 2:41pm Friday 9th May 2008 UK financial watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, is helping North West workers learn how to manage their money more effectively. Engineers team up to help telecom companies 2:36pm Friday 9th May 2008 RINGING in the changes to help small telecoms firms cut their costs! Chamber calls for rethink on fuel duty increase 6:43pm Thursday 8th May 2008 GREATER Manchester Chamber is calling for the Government to scrap the two pence fuel duty hike planned for this October, to ease the squeeze on businesses. B4B hold open morning 2:39pm Thursday 8th May 2008 AS the country experiences a credit crunch, savvy business people in Bury cannot afford to miss a crucial business event next Tuesday at the town's Bolholt Country Park Hotel. 8K Media making their mark in mobile world 9:00am Thursday 1st May 2008 A GREENMOUNT-based company is certainly switched on when it comes to harnessing the lucrative marketing potential of mobile phones. Business surgery for entrepreneurs 6:04pm Wednesday 30th April 2008 FINGERS will be firmly on the business pulse when Bury hosts its first-ever event to offer vital corporate tips and guidance to companies within the borough. Chance for firms to showcase wares 6:01pm Wednesday 30th April 2008 COMPANIES in north Manchester will have an ideal chance to promote their business in October when The Business Show 2008 rolls into town. Women mean business event 9:40am Saturday 26th April 2008 MORE than 100 of Lancashire's leading business ladies are expected to meet for the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce annual Women Mean Business conference. Accident introduces heatpacks to Iranians 7:38pm Friday 25th April 2008 AN Iranian businessman has almost literally fallen' head over heels for a Whitefield company's products! More ...

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