For the first time, women make up about one in four on an annual list of Top 100 Entrepreneurs, a 25% increase on the 2004 figure
Month: December 2006
This Is Money: Householders Face 4% Hike In Council Tax
Homeowners face council tax rises of more than 4% in April because of an increasing reliance on private sector contracts
This Is Money: Little Chef On Brink As Bid Fails
The Little Chef roadside restaurants chain was today on the brink of collapse and expected to call in the administrators
This Is Money: Pensions Gap Cut By Half
Pension deficits of the UK’s top firms fell by almost half in 2006, according to figures out today.
Scotsman: House Price Inflation Tops 10% For First Time In 2 Years
HOUSE prices across the nation have scored their first double-digit gains for almost two years, according to the latest survey from the Nationwide building society.
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MoneyExpert: Majority Of Brits Plan To Save Next Year
Some 82 per cent of Britons intend to organise their savings next year, with one in five admitting that they had not saved as much as anticipated in 2006.
MoneyExpert: Credit Unions ‘could Provide Lower-cost Loans’
Those looking to compare loans as the beginning of 2007 approaches could benefit from a report from the Association of British Credit Unions (Abcul).
This Is Money: The Public Sector Pension Burden
Gold-plated public sector pensions cost every family an average of £900 a year, it emerged last night
This Is Money: US Grounds Branson’s Low-cost Airline Plan
Sir Richard Branson’s US plans have suffered another setback, with regulators throwing out an application by his budget airline