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Public sector redundancies ‘cancel out’ private sector recovery

Redundancies in the public sector are cancelling out job recovery in the private sector, according to new figures from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and KPMG.



The Labour Market Outlook, the net employment index, shows that large-scale public sector job losses are overwhelming the slight rise in private sector recruitment. More than half of public sector organisations are planning redundancies in the second quarter of 2011.



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Added by Phil Voice on June 22, 2011 at 15:02 — No Comments

Simply Business survey reveals businesses’ biggest concerns

Small business - five top tips to prosper in austerity

Simply Business survey reveals businesses’ biggest concerns



Simply Business , the UK’s leading insurance brokers for small businesses, canvassed their community of customers to identify the key issues faced by small…

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Added by Phil Voice on November 26, 2010 at 15:00 — No Comments

High Growth Forecasted for the US Landscaping Products Market

I have personally been bearish as far as general markets are concerned and I suggested that recovery would take place in the second half of 2009.



Have a read of this item - I share the outlook for the UK market and believe that landscapers and garden maintenance operations will benefit greatly in the next four years.





" US demand to grow nearly 6%… Continue

Added by Phil Voice on May 8, 2009 at 20:34 — No Comments

Do you have a disaster avoidance plan?

There is no denying in my book that it is going to be grim for a while and landscaping and gardening contracts will be leaner and fewer and far between.



I have this morning written a post on the Landscape Juice blog titled 'The storm before the storm' in an attempt to persuade landscape and gardening businesses that it is not too late to prepare for what I believe will be a fairly dark… Continue

Added by Phil Voice on October 1, 2008 at 10:00 — 11 Comments

Landscaping business - cut your cost base now!

I am sure, as a business owner, that you are keeping a breast of the wider picture when it comes to planning your business?



It pays not to live a hand to mouth existence and even if it is just kept inside your head rather than being written down, you must try yo take a six-12 month view on where your business is going and more importantly, what it is going to cost you to deliver that all important hour of your precious time.



Try to think on the lines that your sales (i.e.… Continue

Added by Phil Voice on June 19, 2008 at 9:19 — No Comments

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