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| Gateway
Asia & The Indian Film Industry Workshop,
29 September 2010 |
 India’s
film & entertainment industry is the largest
in the world, producing over for example 1,000
films annually. By 2008, it is expected to
gross £1.1 billion. More importantly,
over 50 per cent of each major film is shot
in an overseas location – amounting to
around £60 million overseas expenditure
every year. Gateway Asia is holding a workshop
on 29th September 2010 to help build trade
links between the UK and the Indian film Industry.
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| ‘Nine
ways to differentiate a high-tech product
for international markets’ |
 UK
Trade & Investment has partnered with
The UCLA Anderson School of Management in
Los Angeles to host a free Executive Business
Lecture in London on 20th September 2010.
This event is for UK companies interested
in expansion into international markets, as
well as those already in foreign markets looking
at market segmentation and product differentiation.
Guest Speaker for the event is Bob Foster,
Adjunct Professor, Technology Management at
UCLA Anderson School of Management ).
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| Microfinance:
From Glasgow to Gujarat: How far does £50
go?, Wed 25th August |
 Microfinance,
the unique system of providing money to poor
or low-income groups of people has lifted
millions out of poverty. Or has it? Has it
allowed entrepreneurship to flourish or caused
a loan and debt culture amongst the poorest?
The Asian Foundation for Philanthropy (AFFP)
is hosting a special seminar on the issue
on 25th August 2010 in London.
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| Equal pay for women still
57 years away |
The 2010 National Management Salary Survey,
published by the Chartered Management Institute
and XpertHR, shows that female salaries increased
by 2.8 per cent over the last 12 months, compared
to 2.3 per cent for men. However, with the
average UK salary for a male manager currently
£10,071 more than that of a female manager,
women face a 57 year wait before their take-home
pay is equal to that of their male colleagues.
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| Poll of polls suggests UK
heading for a double-dip |
 The
economy may be heading for a double-dip recession,
with fiscal and monetary policies unlikely
to spur recovery for the UK, according to
BDO LLP. The Optimism Index, which is a good
indicator of GDP growth two quarters ahead,
expects growth to drop markedly as we move
through 2010, falling towards zero in Q4 and
entering 2011 on a strong downward trend.
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| Travel industry kisses goodbye
another budget operator this summer |
 Another
budget operator, Kiss Flights, has gone into
administration leaving thousands of passengers
stranded. The budget firm sold flights to
Greece, Egypt, Turkey and the Canary Islands
and had 13,000 customers overseas and 60,000
people have forward bookings with the company.
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| UK's top online wedding business,
Confetti falls into administration |
 The
UK's leading online weddings business, Confetti,
has been placed in administration. The Manchester-based
business was founded in 1999 and had five
high street stores, a mail order division
and the website Confetti.co.uk which received
nearly 8 million hits a month. With a turnover
of c£5.7m, the company employed 94 staff
.
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| Research shows male bankrupts
owe 60% more than females |
 Research
by KPMG has shown the divergence in 'typical'
male and female bankrupts around the country.
The most striking difference is the level
of liability, with male bankrupts owing around
£91,000 while females owe £56,000.
The divergence is even more pronounced in
particular regions, specifically the South
East, which has the largest majority of male
bankrupts.
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| New government
drive to boost women in the boardroom |
 Business
Minister Edward Davey and Lynne Featherstone,
Minister for Equalities, announced that Lord
Davies of Abersoch will develop a business
strategy to increase the number of women on
the boards of listed companies in the UK.
Women made up only 12.2% of directors of the
FTSE 100 companies.
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| India offers significant growth
opportunities for UK defence sector |
 UK
defence suppliers stand to benefit from an
overhaul of India's armed forces according
to KPMG. Already one of the world's top 10
military markets, India's increasing importance
to defence contractors should
be recognised given the Indian MOD increased
its defence budget by 34% this year.
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| 'Vision
India 2020' by Sramana Mitra, out 1 February
2010 |
 Smarana
Mitra's book 'Vision India 2020' is an orgasm
of entrepreneurial zeal in which she takes
45 successfully established business models,
adds a dash of marketing masala, and relaunches
them in a 'futuristic retrospective' India
circa 2020. Admittedly, Mitra who has successfully
started three US-based businesses and written
several books begins with a good grounding
in research.
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| UK BUSINESS
NEWS 2010 |
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Gateway
Asia & The Indian Film Industry Workshop,
29 September 2010 (09/10)
Nine
ways to differentiate a high-tech product
for international markets, 20 September
2010
Microfinance:
From Glasgow to Gujarat: How far does £50
go? (08/10)
Equal
pay for women still 57 years away (08/10)
Poll
of polls suggests UK heading for a double-dip
(08/10)
Travel
industry kisses goodbye another budget operator
this summer (08/10)
UK's
top online wedding business, Confetti falls
into administration (08/10)
Research
shows male bankrupts owe 60% more than females
(08/10)
Anti-Vedanta
tribal leaders abducted (08/10)
New
government drive to boost women in the boardroom
(08/10)
India
offers significant growth opportunities
for UK defence sector (07/10)
Public
Liability Insurance announcement welcomed
by volunteer groups (07/10)
The
GEM 2009 report shows entrepreneurship levels
falling in the UK (07/10)
Annual
Matrimonial Survey shows 'Not So Much a
7 Year Itch but and 11 Year Itch' (07/10)
Deputy
Prime Minister Nick Clegg launches a £1bn
Regional Growth Fund (06/10)
Lopa
Patel MBE appointed as a Non-Executive Director
of EMBG (06/10)
Richard
Harrington MP appointed as advisor to EMBG
(06/10)
BLP
'Is the World Getting Flatter'* 'Outsourcing'
Seminar, Friday 2nd July 2010
Barclays
Trading Places Awards 2010 now open for
nominations (05/10)
New
report shows Outer London boroughs are 'economically
static' (05/10)
Mayor
announces £10m funding boost for London's
small businesses (05/10)
Governing
Britain - What Next for Tax? (05/10)
Equality
Commission responds to 'Women in the City'
Report (04/10)
Curry
Entrepreneurs Nighat & Shafique Awan
cleared of immigration charges (03/10)
UK
Budget 2010 'Not very radical' say tax advisers
KPMG(03/10)
India's
Media & Entertainment Industry set to
grow to INR 1.1 Trillion by 2014
(03/10)
New
Digital Public Services Unit for Britain
2020 (03/10)
James
Caan to launch Entrepreneurs Business Academy
(03/10)
'Vision
India 2020' by Sramana Mitra, out 1 February
2010 (02/10)
Barclays
Capital hosts a 'Hindusim in the City' event
in London (02/10)
The
'Robin Hood' Tax to fight poverty and tackle
climate change (02/10)
UK
minister calls for swift conclusion to India
trade talks (02/10)
Lord
Mandelson seeks deeper trade ties with India
(02/10)
Sunil
Gadhia becomes new chairman of the Asian
Business Association (02/10)
Boosted
by Bombay - Indian LSE Stocks Triple in
2009 (01/10)
UK
and India Commit to Strengthening Education
Links (01/10)
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