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		<title>PAYE umbrella contractors urged to consider small tech businesses for work opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:14:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors with expertise in the IT skills market should consider placements with small tech firms, according to one expert who believes they provide exciting opportunities for tekkies. Ian Hogarth, the Chief Executive Officer of the music website “Songkick,” claims that smaller companies emerging in the technology sector can deliver a stimulating and stable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bankruptcies fall as IT contracting opportunities rise, new figures suggest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 09:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors on the lookout for new job opportunities may be encouraged to hear that bankruptcies in the UK have dropped appreciably over the last twelve months. Commercial bankruptcies fell by 31.3 per cent in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the same period last year, with 12,539 insolvencies being reported in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Businesses and Umbrella Companies Need New Government Initiatives to Drive Economic Recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 12:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors disheartened by recent news of feeble economic growth may support suggestions from a leading small business group. Last week’s announcement of a distinctly underwhelming growth in GDP &#8211; just 0.5 per cent between January and March – hardly amounts to encouraging news for umbrella companies or anyone else seeking new work opportunities.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contractors in IT skills market prosper but consumer confidence falls, new surveys show</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 09:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors working in the IT skills market will be cheered by a new survey produced for the website CWJobs, which reveals that demand for IT professionals rose consistently over the last six quarters. Commenting on the data, CWJobs’ director, Richard Nott, said that the IT market is “continuing to stabilise,” which is encouraging [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE umbrella contractors may benefit as London’s financial services sector recruits again</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors working in London’s finance sector will be painfully aware that new placement opportunities have been somewhat thin on the ground for rather a long time; but a new report from the financial services experts Morgan McKinley suggests that the situation is at last beginning to improve. New opportunities are finally appearing for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PAYE umbrella contractors may suffer due to April Bank Holidays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Few people would disagree that Bank Holidays and Royal Weddings are occasions for fun and relaxation; but umbrella companies and other businesses will need to be especially prepared this month if cash flow problems are to be averted. That’s according to professional service firm RMS Tenon, which is reminding entrepreneurs and contractors alike that April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Start-Up Britain” welcomed by CBI and Prime Minister</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1741/%e2%80%9cstart-up-britain%e2%80%9d-welcomed-by-cbi-and-prime-minister</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PAYE umbrella contractors may be amongst those to benefit from the new private sector-led “Start-Up Britain” initiative to support prospective entrepreneurs. Aimed at delivering the best possible support and advice from established entrepreneurs to startup companies, the project is a response to the Government’s call for an “enterprise-led recovery.” Promising to champion the 270,000 new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Huge rise in demand for PAYE umbrella contractors with digital skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Umbrella companies supplying the IT skills market may well have noticed a “huge rise” in demand for contractors with digital skills over the last twelve months, according to a new study. Recently published research from the freelancer’s marketplace PeoplePerHour.com reveals that while the Government’s public spending austerities have caused a surge in unemployment, the resulting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBI Urges Chancellor to Concentrate on Growth</title>
		<link>http://news.crystalumbrella.com/archives/1711/cbi-urges-chancellor-to-concentrate-on-growth</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freelance contractors working through umbrella companies and limited companies are likely to support suggestions from the CBI, urging the Chancellor to make the determined pursuit of economic growth the top priority for his forthcoming Budget. The employer’s group believes the government should focus on three key areas: dismantling barriers for high-growth firms, boosting domestic investment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private Sector Recovery Precarious, New Studies Suggest</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Umbrella companies may feel the effects of a recent plunge in consumer confidence that could lead businesses to temporarily curtail spending. That’s according to the latest “Expectations and Spending” indices produced by the Nationwide, which recorded consumer activity during January this year. Robert Gardner, the Nationwide’s Chief Economist, said that consumer confidence in January was [...]]]></description>
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