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In this week’s Franchise Update we are bringing you news on figures released from a poll by the Keep Britain Working Foundation as well as a best practice checklist for police officers launched by the Federation of Small Businesses in an effort to clampdown on crime against small businesses.

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Over half of staff are feeling positive about the way that their employer is handling the recession, according to a poll by the Keep Britain Working Foundation. James Reed, the founder of Keep Britain Working has welcomed the figures, saying that the unprecedented flexibility of the UK workforce, underpinned by positive relationships between staff and bosses, has saved jobs and prevented the unemployment figures from rising even faster.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is launching a best practice checklist for police officers to use in an effort to prove their commitment to their local business community, warning that ‘recessionary crime’ against business is on the rise. The FSB is urging police forces to listen to the concerns of small businesses. In a new campaign to raise awareness and improve best practice among police officers, the FSB will be issuing a ‘Listening to the Business Beat’ award to the forces around the country that can demonstrate they are listening to the small firms based on their patch.

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In this week’s Franchise Update, we are bringing you news on government legislation will may help the travel and leisure industry, as well as encouraging figures released by Barclays Bank.

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The government have announced that they plan on easing the total ban on building in areas threatened by coastal erosion. The British Chambers of Commerce have welcomed this announcement as they believe it to be a creative idea that would help boost the local economies of many coastal areas. These areas would be suitable locations for travel and leisure businesses. To find out more, visit Franchise Direct’s directory of travel and leisure franchise opportunities.

The number of new business accounts opened this year is running ahead of last year’s monthly average, according to figures released by Barclays Bank. Barclays economist, Julian Frankish commented on the figures, saying that all the numbers seem to say the business stock has been relatively robust, much more so than you would have expected if you talked to companies this time last year. To find out how to start your own business, visit Franchise Direct’s directory of top franchise opportunities.

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In this week’s Franchise Update, we are bringing you news from the Federation of Small Businesses as well as the Office of National Statistics.

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The Federation of Small Businesses is calling on Gordon Brown’s government to create 5,000 internship places across the small business sector to help rising rates of unemployment among graduates and produce talented workers for the small firms sector.

The Office of National Statistics is reporting that nearly one million people in the UK are now working part-time because of a shortage in full-time work. Figures from May from the ONS show that 927,000 people said they now work part-time. This constitutes a 33% increase since 2008. UK unemployment is currently at its highest rate in a decade, after jobless figures spiked by 281,000 in the last quarter. People looking for a part-time franchise opportunity should consider Franchise Direct’s exciting part-time businesses.

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On this week’s Franchise Update, we’re bringing you information about a cross-border entrepreneurship conference in Ireland and some interesting developments in the energy industry.

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Firstly, here’s information on the Bridging The Border Seminar, which will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Santry. The event is sponsored by InterTrade Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Invest Northern Ireland and will be held on October 28th. The event will help entrepreneurs gain access to the best opportunities on the island of Ireland.

The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry has warned against the dependence on wind power. John Cridland urged the British government to examine nuclear and clean coal power. Franchise Direct brings you the best green franchises.

In this week’s Franchise Update, we are reporting on suggestions from the Confederation of British Industry to help save jobs, and also positive news for the advertising industry.

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The Confederation of British Industry has published a report in conjunction with Siemens with recommendations for employers on how to deal with the large amount of redundancies facing the British workforce.

The report suggests an alternative to redundancy in the format of a stay at home wage which would be double the standard jobseekers allowance and would last approximately 6 months, after which the employee would return to work if their position was still viable or else be offered a redundancy package.

Zenith Optimedia who are regarded as one of the world’s largest advertising agencies, published a report which has found that global advertising is set for a mild recovery in 2010. The report offers hope to the advertising sectors which has suffered losses as a result of an 8.5% fall in advertising expenditure in 2009. The report claims that the fall has stabilised and suggest a recovery in 2010. To find out more about starting your own advertising business, visit our marketing franchise opportunities directory on Franchise Direct.