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                    <title><![CDATA[Organic Agency rebranding celebrates continued growth]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

The company formerly known as Organic Development relaunched as The Organic Agency today (Tuesday).

With a head office in the South West, and a base in London, the agency has gone from strength to strength over recent years and has doubled in size in the past two years. 2013...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Heathrow expansion 'better for the economy']]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

Bosses at Heathrow have said that creating a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be 'cheaper, quicker and better for the economy' than building a new airport.

In a new report,  which is part of Heathrow's submission to the Aviation Commission, it claims adding capacity there would be...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Minister announces almost &#163;2 million to boost credit union membership across Wales]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Claire West

Welsh Government ambitions to increase credit union membership across Wales were given a &#163; 1.9 million boost recently when Communities and Tackling Poverty Minister Huw Lewis announced new funding at a special summit in Merthyr Tydfil.

Credit unions are not-for-profit financial organisations set up for the purpose of ethical...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Mayor boosts apprenticeships drive with &#163;1.5m funding]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

As part of his continued campaign to boost employment opportunities in the capital the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has allocated &#163;1.5m to help London-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) take on young people as apprentices.

With more than 800,000 SMEs and a combined turnover of &#163;430 billion, the...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Local authority confidence falls 40%]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

The findings in The Local State We&#8217;re In is PwC&#8217;s third annual survey of how local authorities are responding to continued financial pressures, which surveyed local council chief executives and leaders across the UK, and the public. 

Last year 98% of council chief executives said they were confident...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Clegg to announce new Local Growth Committee]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Nick Clegg will today (Wednesday) announce the new creation of a new Cabinet committee &#8212; the Local Growth Committee.

The Local Growth Committee will bring together the Secretaries of State from all the key economic departments, bringing together the ministerial groups previously chaired by the...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Boris wants London to be 'best big city in the world']]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson has outlined his agenda to secure London&#8217;s future as the best big city in the world as he presented his vision for the capital&#8217;s growth as a key driver of the UK economy at City Hall. 
 
To mark the publication of...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[World-leading future cities institute launched in Glasgow]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

Innovative research that will shape the future for smart sustainable cities throughout the world will be at the heart of an institute launched at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
 
The Institute for Future Cities will be a world-leading multi-disciplinary centre for innovative research and teaching that will develop...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[London&#8217;s small food businesses given backing]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is backing an innovative new programme to support London&#8217;s small food businesses, helping to create more jobs in this vibrant sector and regenerate the capital&#8217;s high streets.
 
London&#8217;s food sector is worth a massive &#163;17bn with small and medium food businesses providing...]]></description>
                    <link>http://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/news.php?NID=18622</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                    <title><![CDATA[Capital's exports worth &#163;8.8 billion for first quarter]]></title>
                    <description><![CDATA[By Daniel Hunter

Kenneth Clarke, Minister without Portfolio and the Prime Minister&#8217;s trade envoy, highlighted the major boost to London&#8217;s economy that a future free trade agreement between the EU and the US might deliver.  

A successful deal would break down barriers to trade between the economies of the European...]]></description>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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