Do eurozone rewards outweigh its danger for British business?

The instability of the eurozone is high on the news agenda, with experts warning that the situation could deteriorate further and threaten the survival of thousands of British businesses.

The instability of the eurozone is high on the news agenda, with experts warning that the situation could deteriorate further and threaten the survival of thousands of British businesses.

It has raised fears that thousands more taxpayers have been unjustly penalised but have not had the wherewithal to challenge the decision.

It has raised fears that thousands more taxpayers have been unjustly penalised but have not had the wherewithal to challenge the decision.

As start-up costs plunge, maybe 2012 should be the year when you decide to go it alone and be your own boss. We explain the basics for getting started – on the cheap.

Phil Blake is general manager of PRB Drainage in Hinckley, Leicestershire. It recently secured financing of £170,000 to buy a new mobile waste treatment plant.

Phil Blake is general manager of PRB Drainage in Hinckley, Leicestershire. It recently secured financing of £170,000 to buy a new mobile waste treatment plant.

This has been a pretty bleak year for small businesses, so what is on the agenda for 2012? We asked small business groups and experts for their views.

This has been a pretty bleak year for small businesses, so what is on the agenda for 2012? We asked small business groups and experts for their views.

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Wishwantwear.com buys clothes and accessories from top brands such as Chanel, sass & bide and Temperley London and it hires to women who want to dazzle with a new outfit without paying designer prices.