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What’s the Big (Business) Idea? Most people have the dream to one day run their own business and many have a vague idea of what type of business they would like to run at an early stage in their career, however it is

Brighton & Hove’s ”Core Strategy” and Building Businesses: Brighton and Hove Council’s planning department’s ”Core Strategy” setting out strategic views for development zones for the future is up for renewal – so what? On 18 May ACUMEN BUSINESS LAW spent the evening with other Brignton

Housing Development in Sussex On the day that the government has announced 116,000 new homes in Sussex, local authorities, developers and conservation groups are turning their minds to the question: “where will these homes go?” The problem is people:

Regulations came into force on 26 May 2008 which introduce a general duty on businesses to trade fairly and honestly. What is considered Unfair Trading? The regulations will ban traders in all sectors engaging in unfair commercial practices against consumers. The regulations also

Motivation is the Key to a Successful Business Motivation is the inspiration to complete a task thus gaining a result and meeting the satisfactory needs of the individual; these needs vary depending on the person. When thinking of motivation many people’s first

Selling Your Business ? The number of company owners and directors wishing to sell their companies or change their shareholding position is increasing. For some, the Credit Crunch has brought forward plans for changes to their business. For others, this

Many businesses are currently considering moving premises either due to downsizing, or to upgrade premises now tenants have more negotiating power. If this describes you, consider carefully the potential costs described below: You’ll know about removals charge

This post will examine the manner in which Black-Hat SEO can damage an innocent party’s Google site-rank (which can have massive knock-on financial effects for an organisation), what English Law can do about it, and

As an up and coming law firm, I am often asked what is it like to manage a business in a recession. My answer is, it is exactly the same as managing a business in a boom! No, I don’t suggest you

Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous legislation, Or to take arms against a sea of employment quibbles… you get the picture. It just goes to show that, last week, a law-firm (who perhaps should’ve known better)