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		<title>Business Bolton News</title>
		<description>Latest news from Business Bolton</description>
		<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/</link><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/371</link>
			<title>Orange Launches 'Different Business' Competition</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Funded by telecoms provider Orange, the newly-launched Orange Different Business Competition has been set up to help entrepreneurs make their 'different' business idea come to fruition.
Entrants may have an&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/365</link>
			<title>Funding updates - North West Fund</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The North West Fund is a &pound;185m evergreen investment fund, providing debt and equity funding from &pound;50,000&nbsp;to &pound;2 million to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) based in, or relocating&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/364</link>
			<title>Working hard to make your business a success?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Here are some things you could do over the 12 days of christmas -&nbsp;&nbsp;
12 easy steps to get the information you need
1. Find out what finance is available.&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/363</link>
			<title>The Business Growth Hub</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Lord&nbsp;Heseltine was in Manchester last month for the launch the new&nbsp;Business Growth Hub, a new body aimed at giving firms of all sizes the support they need to develop.
The&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/362</link>
			<title>New Business Angel Fund Opens for England</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Created with grant funding from the Government's Regional Growth Fund, the new &pound;50 million Business Angel Co Investment Fund has recently opened, investing alongside Business Angel syndicates throughout England.
Designed&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/361</link>
			<title>Business Link North West update</title>
			<description><![CDATA[This is the last information from Business Link North West&nbsp;due to the regional&nbsp;service closing on the 25th November.
The Government has changed the way it provides information and advice to&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/357</link>
			<title>New Youth Contract announcement to tackle youth unemployment</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a &pound;1 billion youth contract scheme which will "provide hope" to thousands of young people through subsidised work and training placements.
The&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/355</link>
			<title>UKTI Launches Exporting for Growth Prize Competition for SMEs (UK) </title>
			<description><![CDATA[The new Exporting for Growth Prize Competition aims to encourage more small businesses in the UK to take their products to overseas markets by offering a comprehensive package of support&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/354</link>
			<title>HSBC Grant Scheme for SMEs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[HSBC will receive &pound;25 million from the Government's &pound;1.4 billion Regional Growth Fund (RGF) to support small and medium-sized businesses in England that are recruiting new employees, to purchase assets&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/352</link>
			<title>Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards - New Scheme Open for Young Businesses</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Lloyds TSB Enterprise Awards will offer students and graduates in England, Scotland and Wales the chance to win up to &pound;50,000.
The aim of the programme is to encourage&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/351</link>
			<title>Apprenticeships: Cable guarantees quality, slashes red tape and delivers cash boost for firms </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Business Secretary Vince Cable today announced new measures to ensure more young people benefit from an apprenticeship, and to help employers gain the skilled workers they need to grow.
As&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/350</link>
			<title>Newly Self Employed - The Basics</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Have you just started your own business? Help is at hand...
HMRC are running two workshops for the newly self-employed in the Central Library Meeting Room on Friday 27 January&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/349</link>
			<title>National Funding Initiatives for small grants to support business growth and research for SMEs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The HSBC Bank has announced that its Business Growth Grant Competition is open for applications
Through the competition up to four awards of &pound;50,000 are available to business that have&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/348</link>
			<title>Regional Grant Fund, Millions Set for the North West</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Businesses across the region have been celebrating after cashing in on &pound;227m-worth of funding from the government's Regional Growth Fund. It is hoped the money will support up to 47,000&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/347</link>
			<title>Business Secretary visits south-east Asia to strengthen trade relationship</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Business Secretary, Vince Cable, begins a week long visit to South East Asia today to deepen trade ties and open up further opportunities for British companies to invest in&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/346</link>
			<title>5 Great Tips! Business Advice from orignal Dragon Doug Richard</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Grow your business with Doug Richard - cut costs and stay ahead of the game! You work hard growing your business, so don't you deserve to be as profitable as&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/340</link>
			<title>The North West Fund</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The North West Fund provides debt and equity finance from &pound;50,000 to &pound;2 million to small and medium sized businesses based in, or relocating to, the North West of England&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/339</link>
			<title>Start-ups urged to take National Insurance payment holiday</title>
			<description><![CDATA[TREASURY minister David Gauke is urging businesses from across the region to take up a tax break aimed at helping new firms employ more staff.
Take-up of a government initiative&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/334</link>
			<title>Harvey Nichols heads to Bolton</title>
			<description><![CDATA[For the very first time, the Harvey Nichols Second Floor Brasserie&nbsp;is venturing out from its Manchester home and setting up in Bolton.&nbsp;For just four days,&nbsp;Harvey Nichols will be hosting their&#8230;]]></description></item><item>
			<link>http://www.businessbolton.org/information/333</link>
			<title>Grants to Improve Bolton's Rural Tourist Accomodation Offer</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Whether you are starting a tourist accommodation venture from scratch or making significant improvements to an existing business, you may be eligible to receive a grant through the Tourism Connect&#8230;]]></description></item></channel></rss>
