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Traders see VAT cut as a burden and not a boost

VAT has been cut by 2.5% but Surrey shopowners believe they are yet to feel the benefits as Rupert basham discovers Read

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Mum battles clutter by launching toy library

A Staines mum found her home was so cluttered with a constantly-growing number of toys that she launched toy-hire business to combat the problem for other parents. Read

Businesses unite to beat the squeeze

Walton businesses have united to launch a website today. Read

MFI closes

MFI joins ranks of empty Staines shops

The Staines branch of furniture store MFI closed for good on Saturday amid fears that the economic downturn is biting hard in the town. Read

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Headstone wish inspires mural business

A Walton mum who believes women at home should utilise their skills has set up a children’s mural painting business. Read

A2 an inspiration for Surrey's 2008 business awards

Firms considering entering the upcoming Surrey Business Awards should look no further than last year's winner, A2 Housing, for inspiration. Read

My job: 'I look forward to going into work'

My job focuses on a broad range of arts activities, rather than just the theatre. Read

Posh 'meals-on-wheels' are going down so well

A moher-of-two who set up a luxury meals-on-wheels service from her kitchen and now has celebrities including Ruby Wax and Patsy Kensit on her client list, has won an entrepreneur of the year award. Read

My job: 'I have to make sure the club is busy'

'The best part is seeing a busy, vibrant venue with a good atmosphere. That is very rewarding.' Read

Rewards are well worth challenge

Businesses in Surrey are being urged to take part in a competition that rewards company success. Read

Amy's reign has only just begun

She's held the post for little more than a month, but Kempton Park managing director Amy Starkey is already clear in her aim: she wants to make the Sunbury track bigger and better. Read

My job: Malcolm Muggridge

'One of the perks is discount travel' Read

Plastic contraption for a silent night

A Shepperton chemist claims his pharmacy is the first in the country to stock the latest device designed to stop people snoring. Read

My job: 'There's a gap for truly local radio'

'Because of the credit crunch a lot of the commercial stations are having to regionalise and there are fewer and fewer local programmes' Read

Firms hear it through the grapevine

Former Surrey Business Awards winner Denbies Wine Estate is to host the launch of this year's competition from its Dorking base on September 18. Read

My job: 'I hand-picked my chefs in India'

'Long hours only bother people when they don't enjoy what they are doing.' Read

Aiming to help victims of the credit crunch

A pensioner has set up a business in Sunbury that she claims helps the biggest victims of the credit crunch. Read

'My job: 'Flat pack wardrobes just fall apart'

The joys of running a reemoval company Read

Get the job you always wanted

With the summer holiday season nearly over it’s a good time to look for a new start. Come along to Jobs & Careers Heathrow and find yourself a new career. Read