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		<description><![CDATA[No great surprise there. Last summer (2008) many couriers and hauliers struggled to keep their costs down and their businesses viable. Every week brought tales of companies folding and closing their doors for good. For any transport company, their biggest expenditure is fuel. The UK has lots of regulation regarding road safety and the vehicles [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Itâ€™s been a while since we addressed the subject of getting paid for work done and services provided, yet that subject is probably closer to the hearts of many a small business owner than ever before in these recession-hit times, when: Companies big and small are â€˜going to the wallâ€™ Even good, established customers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling costs &#8211; winning and keeping customers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 40% of small firms want more support to survive the recession, according to research by Lloyds TSB Commercial. Two thirds of firms put advice on controlling cost top of the agenda 60% want advice on attracting customers 44% want help on how to keep them So we had a quick look around the [...]]]></description>
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