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		<title>British Rubber &amp; Polyurethane Products Association Latest News Feed</title>
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			<title>Mid-sized firms to spearhead UK export drive </title>
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				A delegation of Mid-sized Businesses (MSBs) will accompany Trade and Investment Minister Lord Green and John Cridland Director General of the CBI to Turkey in April.
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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/mid-sized-firms-to-spearhead-uk-export-drive-/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A new national programme which will focus on helping small and medium manufacturing businesses to grow has officially launched.</title>
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				A new national programme which will focus on helping small and medium manufacturing businesses to grow has officially launched, Business Minister Mark Prisk and the Manufacturing Advisory Consortium (MAC) announced recently.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/a-new-national-programme-which-will-focus-on-helping-small-and-medium-manufacturing-businesses-to-grow-has-officially-launched-/</link>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New intellectual property support for SMEs</title>
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				New measures announced by the Government recently will help small and medium sized firms to protect their intellectual property and grow their business.
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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/new-intellectual-property-support-for-smes/</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apprenticeships: Cable guarantees quality, slashes red tape and delivers cash boost for firms </title>
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				Business Secretary Vince Cable announced recently new measures to ensure more young people benefit from an apprenticeship, and to help employers gain the skilled workers they need to grow.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/apprenticeships--cable-guarantees-quality--slashes-red-tape-and-delivers-cash-boost-for-firms-/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New help for manufacturers could generate £1.5bn growth and create 23,000 jobs </title>
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				A new nationally operated Manufacturing Advisory Service will focus on helping small and medium sized manufacturers to grow, Business Minister Mark Prisk announced today.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/new-help-for-manufacturers-could-generate--1-5bn-growth-and-create-23-000-jobs-/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Government funds manufacturing research in drive for future growth </title>
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				The UK’s ability to stay at the forefront of world-class manufacturing received a boost of over £170 million today as the Government announced a package to drive future growth. <br />
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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/government-funds-manufacturing-research-in-drive-for-future-growth-/</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sweeping intellectual property reforms to boost growth and add billions to the economy </title>
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				The Government today announced plans to support economic growth by modernising UK intellectual property laws. 
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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/sweeping-intellectual-property-reforms-to-boost-growth-and-add-billions-to-the-economy-/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Government introduces deregulatory measures to help SMEs access equity financing </title>
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				The Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, has announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus Directive have been brought into effect a year early by the UK to help small businesses access equity finance more cheaply and effectively. By bringing these measures into force now, the Government is demonstrating its commitment to helping small UK businesses access the finance they need, in an announcement welcomed by the Federation of Small Businesses. <br />
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The new requirements come into law on 31 July 2011, allowing businesses to take advantage of the measures from 1 August 2011.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/government-introduces-deregulatory-measures-to-help-smes-access-equity-financing-/</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Government and industry publish joint low carbon construction plan </title>
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				Business Minister Mark Prisk outlines how Government and the construction industry will work together to decarbonise the built environment by 2050.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/government-and-industry-publish-joint-low-carbon-construction-plan-/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>UK business set to benefit from simpler and cheaper patent system for Europe </title>
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				A single European patent looks ever more likely as ministers reached important agreements on the detail of a unitary patent at the Competitiveness Council in Luxembourg.<br />

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			<link>http://www.tyrerecovery.org.uk/news-and-events/detail/uk-business-set-to-benefit-from-simpler-and-cheaper-patent-system-for-europe-/</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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