HOW TO GET FINANCIAL BACKING FOR YOUR GREAT BUSINESS IDEA

But now investment banker Sam Gyimah is on hand to advise about pitching and chasing the right kind of investment when the British Library Business and IP Centre’s launches the first of its new Ask An Expert sessions on Thursday.

See www.bl.uk/bipc/ask.html

Barclays, BT Business, Mircosoft and new business advisers Startups.co.uk are organising a series of regional networking events to encourage and inform anyone wanting to start their own enterprise.

The early evening events are free and take place this month at various locations, including Manchester tomorrow, Newcastle upon Tyne on June 19 and London on June 26. For more details, see www.startupslive.co.uk

The latest European ministers meeting has delivered a mixed bag of legislation for Britain’s entrepreneurs, says the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

It welcomes the UK’s continued opt-out from the 48-hour maximum working week but condemns the UK’s deal on temporary agency workers granting them the same pay and conditions as their full-time counterparts after 12 weeks’ working.

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