Posts Tagged ‘Sector’

UK Services Sector Rebounds In Jan

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Cable to launch plan to aid small businesses to become exporters
Vince Cable is to reveal measures to boost exports this week to drive Britain’s economic recovery.

Read more on Independent

Tax fraud
THE arrest of four persons linked to a sales tax fraud underlines the rampant corruption in the Federal Bureau of Revenue and legal loopholes offering incentives to the crooked.

Read more on Dawn

UK Services Sector Rebounds In Jan
Fears of a double-dip recession were quelled after Britain’s services sector which makes up three quarters of economic output saw a rebound in activity.

Read more on SkyNews via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News

UK Business and its Correlation to the Manufacturing Sector

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

UK Business and its Correlation to the Manufacturing Sector=900)&&(!c)){k.push([m,n])}else{m.src=n}},300)};var b=function(n){function m(r){var s=r;while(s.parentNode){var q=(window.getComputedStyle)?window.getComputedStyle(s,”"):s.currentStyle;if(q.display==”none”||q.visibility==”hidden”){return true}s=s.parentNode}return false}var p=0;var o=n;while(o.offsetParent){p+=o.offsetTop;o=o.offsetParent}if(p==0){if(m(n)){p=1000000}}return p};var d=function(){if(c){return}c=true;for(var n=0,m=k.length;n document.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight : document.body.offsetHeight + ‘px’)}*:first-child+html
#TB_window{position:fixed;background:#fff;z-index:99102;color:#000;display:none;border:4px
solid #525252;text-align:left;top:50%;left:50%;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden}#TB_window{position:fixed;background:#fff;z-index:99102;color:#000;display:none;border:4px
solid #525252;text-align:left;top:50%;left:50%;overflow-x:hidden;overflow-y:hidden}* html
#TB_window{position:absolute;margin-top:expression(0 – parseInt(this.offsetHeight / 2) + (TBWindowMargin = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop) + ‘px’)}#TB_window
img#TB_Image{display:block;margin:15px
0 0 15px;border-right:1px solid #ccc;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;border-top:1px solid #666;border-left:1px solid #666}#TB_caption{height:25px;padding:7px
30px 10px 25px;float:left}#TB_closeWindow{height:28px;padding:11px
25px 10px 0;float:right}#TB_closeAjaxWindow{padding:7px
10px 5px 0;margin-bottom:1px;text-align:right;float:right}#TB_closeAjaxWindow
img{vertical-align:middle}#TB_ajaxWindowTitle{float:left;padding:7px
0 5px 10px;margin-bottom:1px;font-weight:bold;font-size:14px}#TB_title{background-color:#e8e8e8;height:27px}#TB_ajaxContent{clear:both;padding:2px
15px 15px 15px;overflow:auto;text-align:left;line-height:1.4em}#TB_ajaxContent.TB_modal{padding:15px}#TB_ajaxContent
p{padding:5px
0px 5px 0px}#TB_load{position:fixed;display:none;height:13px;width:208px;z-index:103;top:50%;left:50%;margin: -6px 0 0 -104px}* html
#TB_load{position:absolute;margin-top:expression(0 – parseInt(this.offsetHeight / 2) + (TBWindowMargin = document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop || document.body.scrollTop)+’px’)}#TB_HideSelect{z-index:99;position:fixed;top:0;left:0;background-color:#fff;border:none;filter:alpha(opacity=0);-moz-opacity:0;opacity:0;height:100%;width:100%}* html
#TB_HideSelect{position:absolute;height:expression(document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight : document.body.offsetHeight+’px’)}#TB_iframeContent{clear:both;border:none;margin-bottom:-1px;margin-top:1px;_margin-bottom:1px}html{}body,div,dl,dt,dd,ul,ol,li,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,pre,code,form,fieldset,legend,input,textarea,p,blockquote,th,td{margin:0;padding:0}table{border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0}fieldset,img{border:0}address,caption,cite,code,dfn,th,var{font-style:normal;font-weight:normal}li{list-style:none}caption,th{text-align:left}h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6{font-size:100%;font-weight:normal}q:before,q:after{content:”}abbr,acronym{border:0;font-variant:normal}sup{vertical-align:text-top}sub{vertical-align:text-bottom}input,textarea,select{font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;border:0}input,textarea,select{*font-size:100%}legend{color:#000}del,ins{text-decoration:none}dl.accordion-menu{margin:0;padding:0;clear:both;width:154px;border:1px
solid #dcdcdc;border-top:none;margin-bottom:15px}dl.accordion-menu dt.a-m-t{margin:0;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:0px -29px;height:18px;padding:4px
0 0 5px;border-bottom:1px solid #dcdcdc}dl.accordion-menu dt.a-m-t-hover{font-weight:normal;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:0px -54px}dl.accordion-menu dt.my-links{}dl.accordion-menu dt.my-links
a{display:block;float:left;width:125px;height:18px;padding:4px
0 0 5px;margin-bottom:-22px;position:relative;color:#000;text-decoration:none}dl.accordion-menu dt.my-links a:hover{font-weight:normal;color:#06C}dl.accordion-menu dt.a-m-t-down{}html.accordion-menu-js dt.a-m-t{cursor:pointer;zoom:1}dl.accordion-menu dd.a-m-d{margin:0;padding:0;padding:0}html.accordion-menu-js dd.a-m-d{display:none}html.accordion-menu-js dd.a-m-d-expand{display:block}html.accordion-menu-js dd.a-m-d-before-expand{display:block;position:relative;z-index:-1;opacity:0;height:auto !important;visibility:hidden;overflow:visible}html.accordion-menu-js dt.a-m-t-expand{font-weight:normal;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:0px -54px}html.accordion-menu-js dd.a-m-d-anim{overflow:hidden;display:block}.bd{background:#f5f8fd}.bd a, .bd
span{text-decoration:none;border:1px
solid #fff;height:18px;padding:2px
0 0 10px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:-151px -104px;outline:none;display:block;cursor:pointer}.bd a:hover, .bd span:hover{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:-151px -124px;;color:#06C}.bd
a.active{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:-151px -124px;color:#06C}.bc{background:white}.bc a, .bc
span{text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid #dcdcdc;height:18px;padding:4px
0 0 5px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/sprite_category_menu.png) left top no-repeat;background-position:0px -79px;outline:none;display:block;cursor:pointer}.bc a:hover, .bc span:hover{background:none;color:#06C}.bc
a.active{background:none;color:#06C}#facebox
.b{background:url(http://js.articlesbase.com/facebox/b.png)}#facebox
.tl{background:url(http://js.articlesbase.com/facebox/tl.png)}#facebox
.tr{background:url(http://js.articlesbase.com/facebox/tr.png)}#facebox
.bl{background:url(http://js.articlesbase.com/facebox/bl.png)}#facebox
.br{background:url(http://js.articlesbase.com/facebox/br.png)}#facebox{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:8500;text-align:left}#facebox
.popup{position:relative}#facebox
table{border-collapse:collapse}#facebox
td{border-bottom:0;padding:0}#facebox
.body{padding:10px;background:#fff;width:370px}#facebox
.loading{text-align:center}#facebox
.image{text-align:center}#facebox
img{border:0;margin:0}#facebox
.footer{border-top:1px solid #DDD;padding-top:5px;margin-top:10px;text-align:right}#facebox .tl, #facebox .tr, #facebox .bl, #facebox
.br{height:10px;width:10px;overflow:hidden;padding:0}#facebox_overlay{position:fixed;top:0px;left:0px;height:100%;width:100%}.facebox_hide{z-index:-100}.facebox_overlayBG{background-color:#000;z-index:99}* html
#facebox_overlay{position:absolute;height:expression(document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight ? document.body.scrollHeight : document.body.offsetHeight + ‘px’)}@charset “utf-8″;.qa_foo_bar{display:block}#qa_left_col{float:left;width:646px;padding-bottom:35px}#qa_left_col
.messages{line-height:16px;background:#f7f7f7;padding:10px;font-size:12px;color:#090;border:1px
solid #E3E3E3}.qa_question_title{font-size:18px;color:#333;font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:10px}.qa_question_box{float:left;width:646px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/question_box_bg.png) repeat-y;margin-bottom:25px}.qa_question_box
.qa_top{float:left;width:646px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/question_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_question_box
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:646px;height:57px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/question_box_bottom.png) no-repeat}.qa_question_box
.qa_avatar{float:left;width:60px;min-height:185px;_height:185px;padding:12px
0 0 10px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_bg.png) 0px 115px no-repeat}.qa_question_box
.qa_question_content{float:left;width:536px;padding:22px
15px 15px 15px;position:relative}.qa_question_box .qa_question_content
a.qa_reports{position:absolute;right:9px;top:16px}.qa_question_box .qa_question_content
h1{font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#333;line-height:18px;padding:0
6px 4px 0;overflow:hidden}.qa_question_box
.qa_que_meta{color:#666;font-size:11px;padding:15px
0 12px;display:block;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x bottom}.qa_question_box .qa_que_meta
.qa_asked_by{display:inline}.qa_question_box .qa_que_meta
.qa_question_tags{display:inline}.qa_question_box .qa_que_meta
a{color:#2179d2;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_question_box .qa_que_meta a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_question_box .qa_que_meta
span{color:#f90;font-size:11px;padding:0
3px}.qa_question_box
.qa_google_ad{width:536px;clear:both;padding-top:12px}.qa_question_box
.qa_social_icons{float:left;padding:22px
0 0 68px;font-size:11px;color:#fff}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons
a{color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none;font-size:11px;margin:0
2px}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons
a.email{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/social_icons_question.png) 0px 0px no-repeat;padding:1px
0 1px 24px}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons
a.share{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/social_icons_question.png) 0px -20px no-repeat;padding:1px
0 1px 22px}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons
a.twitter{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/social_icons_question.png) 0px -40px no-repeat;padding:1px
0 1px 22px}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons
a.facebook{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/social_icons_question.png) 0px -60px no-repeat;padding:1px
0 1px 22px}.qa_question_box .qa_social_icons a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_question_box
a.qa_answer_it{float:right;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:17px
10px 0 0;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_right.png) right no-repeat}.qa_question_box a.qa_answer_it
span{float:left;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_left.png) left no-repeat;height:21px;padding:6px
20px 0 30px;cursor:pointer}.qa_question_box a.qa_answer_it:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_answer_title{padding-bottom:10px}.qa_answer_title
h2{float:left;width:500px;font-size:18px;color:#333;font-weight:bold;line-height:20px;padding-bottom:10px}.qa_answer_title h2
span{color:#06c;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal}.qa_answer_title
.qa_sort_by{float:right;font-size:11px;color:#666;padding-top:7px}.qa_answer_title .qa_sort_by
a{color:#333;text-decoration:none}.qa_answer_title .qa_sort_by a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_answer_title .qa_sort_by
a.active{color:#06c}.qa_answer_title .qa_sort_by
span{color:#ffb400;padding:0
3px}.qa_answer_box{float:left;width:646px;background:#f3f3f3 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_answer_box
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:626px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:10px
10px 22px 10px}.qa_answer_box
.qa_answer_avatar{float:left;width:46px}.qa_answer_box
.qa_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_bg.png) repeat-y;margin-top:8px;text-align:center}.qa_answer_box .qa_votes
.qa_top_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_votes
.qa_bottom_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:5px
0}.qa_answer_box .qa_votes
span{font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#333;display:block;padding:2px
0}.qa_answer_box .qa_votes
p{font-size:11px;color:#4c4c4c;padding:2px
0}.qa_answer_box
.qa_anwser_bubble_big{float:right;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_bg.png) repeat-y}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_top_bubble_big{float:left;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_bottom_bubble_big{float:left;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_answer_content{float:left;width:541px;padding:10px
10px 0px 25px;position:relative}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content
a.qa_reports{position:absolute;right:9px;top:8px}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content
p{font-size:12px;color:#333;line-height:18px;padding-bottom:12px;padding-right:25px;overflow:hidden}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content p
strong{color:#2179d2}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content
.qa_more{display:block;font-size:11px}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answer_content .qa_more
a{color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_answered_by{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x top;font-size:11px;color:#666;padding-top:12px}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answered_by
a{font-weight:bold;color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_answered_by a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
p.qa_answered{color:#666;font-size:11px;padding:10px
25px 0 0}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_best_ans_comments{float:left;width:576px;margin:11px
0 -11px;position:relative}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments
a.qa_comments{float:right;font-size:11px;color:#4a4a4a;text-decoration:none;margin-right:9px;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_right.png) right -75px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_comments
span{float:left;height:20px;padding:5px
10px 0 25px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_left.png) 0px -75px no-repeat;cursor:pointer}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_comments:hover{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_right.png) right -50px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_comments:hover
span{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_left.png) 0px -50px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments
a.qa_best_ans{float:right;font-size:11px;color:#4a4a4a;text-decoration:none;margin-right:9px;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_right.png) right -25px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_best_ans
span{float:left;height:20px;padding:5px
10px 0 25px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_left.png) 0px -25px no-repeat;cursor:pointer}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_best_ans:hover{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_right.png) right 0px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_best_ans:hover
span{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_left.png) 0px 0px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments
a.qa_best_ans_voted{float:right;font-size:11px;color:#4a4a4a;text-decoration:none;margin-right:9px;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_right.png) right 0px no-repeat}.qa_answer_box .qa_anwser_bubble_big .qa_best_ans_comments a.qa_best_ans_voted
span{float:left;height:20px;padding:5px
10px 0 25px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/best_ans_comments_left.png) 0px 0px no-repeat;cursor:pointer}.qa_answer_comnent{float:right;width:566px;margin:27px
0 -12px 0}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_answer_comment_avatar{float:left;width:45px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/comment_ico.png) 0px 55px no-repeat;min-height:100px;_height:100px}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_answer_comment{float:right;width:516px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_sm_bg.png) repeat-y}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_answer_comment_top{float:left;width:516px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_sm_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_answer_comment_bottom{float:left;width:516px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_sm_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_answer_comment_content{float:left;width:481px;padding:10px
10px 10px 25px;position:relative}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_answer_comment_content
a.qa_reports{position:absolute;right:9px;top:8px}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_comment_by{color:#666;font-size:11px}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_comment_by
a{color:#2179d2;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_comment_by a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_comment_by
span{font-size:9px;color:#f90;padding:0
2px}.qa_answer_comnent
p{font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:#333;padding:10px
25px 0 0;overflow:hidden}.qa_answer_comnent div.warning
p{font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:red;padding:10px
25px 0 0;background-color:#F3F3F3}.qa_answer_comnent
.qa_add_comment_btn{float:right;clear:right}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_add_comment_btn
input{width:180px;height:27px;padding-left:25px;padding-bottom:2px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/submit_ans_btm.png) no-repeat;margin-top:12px;color:#666;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:13px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer}.qa_answer_comnent .qa_answer_comment_content
textarea.qa_comment_input{width:475px;height:110px;color:#666;font-size:12px;line-height:18px}.qa_google_ad_content{float:left;width:646px;margin:10px
0}.qa_answer_this_que{float:left;width:646px;padding:0}.qa_answer_this_que
h2{font-size:18px;color:#333;line-height:20px;font-weight:bold;padding:0
0 10px}.qa_submit_ans{float:left;width:646px;background:#f3f3f3 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_submit_ans
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:626px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:10px
10px 14px 10px}.qa_submit_ans
.qa_answer_avatar{float:left;width:46px}.qa_submit_ans
.qa_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_bg.png) repeat-y;margin-top:8px;text-align:center}.qa_submit_ans .qa_votes
.qa_top_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_submit_ans .qa_votes
.qa_bottom_votes{float:left;width:46px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/votes_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:5px
0}.qa_submit_ans .qa_votes
span{font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#333;display:block;padding:2px
0}.qa_submit_ans .qa_votes
p{font-size:11px;color:#4c4c4c;padding:2px
0}.qa_submit_ans
.qa_anwser_bubble_big{float:right;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_bg.png) repeat-y}.qa_submit_ans .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_top_bubble_big{float:left;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_submit_ans .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_bottom_bubble_big{float:left;width:576px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ans_bubble_big_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_submit_ans .qa_anwser_bubble_big
.qa_answer_content{float:left;width:541px;padding:10px
10px 10px 25px}.qa_submit_ans
textarea.qa_ans_input{width:535px;height:110px;color:#666;font-size:12px;line-height:18px}.qa_submit_ans
.qa_submit_ans_btn{float:right;clear:right}.qa_submit_ans .qa_submit_ans_btn
input{width:180px;height:27px;padding-left:25px;padding-bottom:2px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/submit_ans_btm.png) no-repeat;margin-top:12px;color:#666;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:13px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer}.qa_grey_box{float:left;width:646px;background:#f3f3f3 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_top.png) top no-repeat;margin-top:25px}.qa_grey_box
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:626px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:10px
10px 14px 10px}.qa_grey_box
p{padding:5px
5px 0px 5px;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;color:#333}.qa_grey_box p
a{color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_grey_box p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_related_articles{float:left;width:646px;padding:15px
0 0 0}.qa_related_articles
h2{font-size:18px;color:#333;line-height:20px;font-weight:bold;padding:5px
0 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc}.qa_article_row{float:left;width:646px;border-bottom:1px solid #ccc}.qa_article_row
.qa_title{float:left;width:646px;padding:10px
0}.qa_article_row
h3{color:#06c;font-weight:bold;float:left;width:555px;font-size:13px}.qa_article_row h3
a{color:#06c;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_row h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_row
.qa_read_article{float:right}.qa_article_row .qa_read_article
a{color:#06c;font-size:11px}.qa_article_row .qa_read_article a:hover{text-decoration:none}.qa_article_row
.qa_article_thumb{border:1px
solid #c0c0c0;padding:2px}.qa_article_row
p{float:left;width:550px;padding-left:10px;line-height:15px;color:#333}.qa_article_row
.qa_article_details{float:left;width:646px;padding:10px
0 15px 0;color:#feb300}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details
span{color:#06c;padding:0
3px}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details
.qa_name{padding-left:0}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details
.qa_nameby{padding-right:0}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details
a{color:#06c;text-decoration:none;padding:0
3px}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_row .qa_article_details
code{color:#000;padding:0
3px;font-weight:normal;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;color:#333}.qa_ask_question{float:left;width:646px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_bg_repeat.png) repeat-y;margin-top:15px}.qa_ask_question
.qa_top{float:left;width:646px;height:45px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_bg.png) top no-repeat}.qa_ask_question .qa_top
h2{font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#474747;padding:10px
15px}.qa_ask_question
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:646px;height:51px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_bg.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_ask_question
.qa_ask_question_box{width:646px;float:left}.qa_ask_question .qa_ask_question_box
textarea{width:610px;margin:2px
20px;height:70px;font-size:12px;color:#474747;line-height:18px}.qa_ask_question .qa_bottom div
span{font-size:11px;color:#ff7200;float:left}.qa_ask_question .qa_bottom
div{float:left;padding:10px
15px}.qa_ask_question
input.qa_ask_btn{float:right;width:101px;height:27px;padding-bottom:2px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn.png) no-repeat;margin:13px
10px 0 0;display:inline;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#666;line-height:15px;cursor:pointer}#qa_right_col{float:right;width:304px}.qa_right_panel{float:left;width:304px;margin-bottom:20px}.qa_right_panel
.qa_top{float:left;width:304px;height:28px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/right_panel_title_bg.png) no-repeat}.qa_right_panel .qa_top
h2{font-size:12px;color:#474747;font-weight:bold;padding:8px
12px 6px}.qa_right_panel
.qa_right_panel_content{float:left;width:280px;padding:9px;margin:0
2px;display:inline}#qa_ask_que_box_container{float:left;width:304px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-top:10px}#qa_ask_que_box_container
.qa_top{float:left;width:304px;height:28px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/right_panel_title_bg.png) no-repeat}#qa_ask_que_box_container .qa_top
h2{font-size:12px;color:#474747;font-weight:bold;padding:8px
12px 6px}#qa_ask_que_box_container
.qa_right_panel_content{float:left;width:280px;padding:9px;margin:0
2px;display:inline}.qa_ask_a_que{background:#f3f3f3;border:1px
solid #e3e3e3}.qa_ask_a_que
.qa_ask_que_content{float:left;width:280px;height:135px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_box.png) top no-repeat}.qa_ask_a_que .qa_ask_que_content
textarea{background:none;font-size:12px;color:#474747;padding:5px
10px;width:258px;height:75px;margin:5px
0}.qa_ask_a_que .qa_ask_que_content
span{font-size:11px;color:#ff7200;float:left;padding:7px
2px}.qa_ask_a_que .qa_ask_que_content
input.qa_ask_btn{float:right;width:101px;height:27px;padding-bottom:3px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn.png) no-repeat;margin:11px
0 0 0;display:inline;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#666;line-height:15px;cursor:pointer}.qa_google_ad_right_panel{float:left;margin-bottom:20px;font-size:11px}.qa_google_ad_right_panel
h2{font-size:11px;color:#666;padding-bottom:0px;line-height:16px}.qa_google_ad_right_panel h2
a{text-decoration:underline;color:#333}.qa_google_ad_right_panel
.qa_ad_block{margin-top:15px}.qa_google_ad_right_panel
p{font-size:11px;color:#666;padding-bottom:4px;line-height:16px}.qa_google_ad_right_panel p
a{text-decoration:underline;color:#333}.qa_google_ad_right_panel p a:hover{text-decoration:none}.qa_google_ad_right_panel
h3{font-size:12px;color:#2179d2;line-height:20px}.qa_google_ad_right_panel h3
a{color:#2179d2}.qa_google_ad_right_panel h3 a:hover{text-decoration:none}.qa_google_ad_right_panel
span{color:#060}.qa_google_ad_right_panel span
a{color:#060;text-decoration:none}.qa_google_ad_right_panel span a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_related_que_rp{border:1px
solid #e3e3e3;padding-top:0 !important}.qa_related_que_rp
ul{}.qa_related_que_rp ul
li{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x bottom;padding:10px
0}.qa_related_que_rp ul
li.qa_last{background:none}.qa_related_que_rp ul li
h3{font-size:12px;line-height:16px;color:#06c;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/icon_que.png) left top no-repeat;padding:0
0 0 27px;min-height:20px}.qa_related_que_rp ul li h3
a{font-size:12px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_related_que_rp ul li h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_questions_cats{background:#fbfbfb;border:1px
solid #ccc}.qa_questions_cats
ul{}.qa_questions_cats ul
li{float:left;width:135px;padding:0
0 4px 5px}.qa_questions_cats ul li
h3{font-size:11px;line-height:16px;color:#06c}.qa_questions_cats ul li h3
a{font-size:11px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_questions_cats ul li h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_popular_tags{background:#fbfbfb;border:1px
solid #ccc}.qa_popular_tags
.qa_popular_tags_holder{line-height:22px;text-align:center}.qa_popular_tags .qa_popular_tags_holder
a{text-decoration:none;color:#84bdde;font-size:12px;padding:0
4px}.qa_popular_tags .qa_popular_tags_holder a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_related_vids_holder{background:#fff;border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:0
!important;width:298px !important}.qa_related_vids_holder
.related_vids{width:278px;float:left;padding:10px
10px 10px 10px}.qa_related_vids_holder
.related_vids_details{float:left;width:185px;margin-left:10px}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids
.vid_thumb{float:left;width:80px;height:58px;position:relative;border:1px
solid #e0e0df}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids .vid_thumb
.play_btn{position:absolute;bottom:4px;right:5px;border:0;width:23px;height:23px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/play.png) no-repeat}*html .qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids .vid_thumb
.play_btn{background:none;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=’images/qa/play.png’), sizingMethod=’image’;cursor:pointer}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids_details
h3{font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;line-height:12px;min-height:44px;overflow:hidden}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids_details h3
a{color:#06c;text-decoration:none;font-size:12px;line-height:16px}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids_details h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_related_vids_holder .related_vids_details
p{line-height:12px;padding:2px
0 0 0;color:#000}.qa_related_vids_holder
.alt_row{background:#f8f8f8}.qa_tabs_content .yui-content{clear:both}.qa_tabs_content{float:left;width:646px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/tabs_bg.png) repeat-x top}.qa_tabs_content ul.yui-nav{border:none;padding-left:6px}.qa_tabs_content ul.yui-nav
li{background:none;border:1px
solid #c8d9e7;border-bottom:none;margin-right:3px}.qa_tabs_content ul.yui-nav li
a{background:#fff;padding:0;font-weight:normal;padding:5px
10px 6px}.qa_tabs_content ul.yui-nav li.selected
a{background:#e8f0f6;font-weight:bold;color:#06c;padding:5px
10px 7px}.qa_tabs_content ul.yui-nav li a:hover{background:#e8f0f6;font-weight:bold;color:#06c;padding:5px
10px 7px}.qa_featured_ques{}.qa_featured_ques
h1.featured_que{color:#333;font-size:18px;line-height:20px;font-weight:bold;padding:18px
0 10px;clear:both;float:left;width:646px}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_top{float:left;width:646px;background:#e6ecf5 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/featured_question_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_bottom{float:left;width:646px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/featured_question_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_featured_ques_bg{float:left;width:626px;padding:10px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_bg.png) 0px 12px no-repeat}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_fea_que{float:right;width:592px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/featured_que_bg.png) repeat-y}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_fea_que_top{float:left;width:592px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/featured_que_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_fea_que_bottom{float:left;width:547px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/featured_que_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat;padding:15px
15px 15px 30px}.qa_featured_ques
h2{font-size:14px;color:#2179d2;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:6px;line-height:18px}.qa_featured_ques h2
a{font-size:14px;color:#2179d2;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none}.qa_featured_ques
p{color:#666;font-size:12px;line-height:18px}.qa_featured_ques p
a{color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_featured_ques a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_featured_ques
.qa_fea_content{float:left;width:545px}.qa_featured_ques .qa_fea_content
img.fea_img{margin:0
10px 10px 0;float:left}.qa_new_ques{}.qa_new_ques
.qa_title{float:left;width:646px}.qa_new_ques .qa_title
h2{color:#333;font-size:18px;line-height:20px;font-weight:bold;padding:18px
0 10px;clear:both;float:left;width:540px}.qa_new_ques
.qa_sort_by{float:right;width:98px;height:24px;padding-top:15px}.qa_how_to_ask{border:none}.qa_how_to_ask
.qa_title{float:left;width:330px}.qa_how_to_ask .qa_title
h2{color:#333;font-size:18px;line-height:20px;font-weight:bold;padding:0
0 10px 0;clear:both;float:left;width:330px}.qa_how_to_ask
.qa_howto_main_box{margin-bottom:15px}.qa_how_to_ask .qa_howto_main_box
.qa_howto{padding:5px;border-left:1px solid #ccc;border-right:1px solid #ccc}.qa_how_to_ask .qa_howto_main_box .qa_howto
h3{font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;color:#0F71CC;padding:0
0 2px 14px;background:url(‘http://images.articlesbase.com/ok_icon.png’) 0 2px no-repeat;clear:both}.qa_howto_main_box
.white{background-color:#fff}.qa_howto_main_box
.grey{background-color:#f6f6f6}.qa_howto_main_box
.qa_howto_top{background:url(‘http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/bqbox_top.png’) no-repeat;clear:both;margin-bottom:-8px}.qa_howto_main_box
.qa_howto_bottom{background:url(‘http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/bqbox_bottom.png’) no-repeat;clear:both}.qa_sort_by{position:relative;display:inline-block}div.selectbox_qa-wrapper{position:absolute;background-color:white;border:1px
solid #ccc;margin:0px;margin-top:0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.8em;text-align:left;overflow:auto;overflow-x:hidden;left:0px;top:39px;width:120px !important}div.selectbox_qa-wrapper
ul{list-style-type:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-size:11px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif}div.selectbox_qa-wrapper ul
li.selected{background-color:#316ac5;color:#fff}div.selectbox_qa-wrapper ul
li.current{background-color:#316ac5;color:#fff}div.selectbox_qa-wrapper ul
li{list-style-type:none;display:block;margin:0;padding:2px;cursor:pointer;background:none;font-size:11px}label{display:block}.selectbox_qa{padding-left:2px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11px;width:88px;height:16px;padding:4px
0 5px 10px;display:block;text-align:left;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/sort_by_bg.png) right no-repeat;cursor:pointer;color:#333}.qa_questions_main_box{float:left;width:646px;background:#f3f3f3 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/new_questions_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_questions_main_box
.qa_questions_main_box_bottom{float:left;width:618px;padding:14px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/new_questions_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_new_question_box{float:left;width:618px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/new_question_box_bg.png) repeat-y;margin-bottom:8px}.qa_new_question_box
.qa_new_question_box_top{float:left;width:618px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/new_question_box_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_new_question_box
.qa_new_question_box_bottom{float:left;width:608px;padding:5px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/new_question_box_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_new_question_box
.qa_avatar{float:left}.qa_new_question_box .qa_avatar
img{float:left;width:45px;height:45px;overflow:hidden}.qa_new_question_box
.qa_new_question_content{float:left;width:400px;padding:0px
10px 5px;overflow:hidden}.qa_new_question_box
h3{color:#2179d2;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:2px}.qa_new_question_box h3
a{color:#2179d2;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;line-height:16px}.qa_new_question_box h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_new_question_box
.qa_meta{padding:5px
0;font-size:11px;color:#666}.qa_new_question_box .qa_meta
a{color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none}.qa_new_question_box .qa_meta a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_new_question_box .qa_meta
span{color:#f90}.qa_new_question_box
a.qa_answer_it{float:right;text-decoration:none;color:#2179d2;line-height:18px;font-size:12px;margin:15px
15px 0 0;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_btn_right.png) right no-repeat}.qa_new_question_box a.qa_answer_it
span{float:left;height:27px;padding:0
20px 0 8px;cursor:pointer;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_btn_left.png) left no-repeat}.qa_new_question_box a.qa_answer_it:hover{text-decoration:underline}a.qa_show_more{float:right;font-size:11px;color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none}a.qa_show_more:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_new_question_content
p{color:#666;font-size:12px;line-height:18px}.qa_new_question_content p
strong{color:#06c}.qa_new_question_content p
a{font-size:11px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_new_question_content p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_unanswered_box{float:left;width:618px;margin-bottom:8px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/unanswered_que_bg.png) repeat-y}.qa_unanswered_box
.qa_unanswered_box_top{float:left;width:618px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/unanswered_que_top.png) top no-repeat}.qa_unanswered_box
.qa_unanswered_box_bottom{float:left;width:608px;padding:5px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/unanswered_que_bottom.png) bottom no-repeat}.qa_unanswered_box
.qa_new_question_content{float:left;width:405px;padding:5px
10px 5px 45px}.qa_unanswered_box
h3{color:#2179d2;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold}.qa_unanswered_box h3
a{color:#2179d2;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;line-height:18px}.qa_unanswered_box h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_unanswered_box
.qa_meta{padding:5px
0;font-size:11px;color:#666}.qa_unanswered_box .qa_meta
a{color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none}.qa_unanswered_box .qa_meta a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_unanswered_box .qa_meta
span{color:#f90}.qa_unanswered_box
a.qa_answer_it{float:right;text-decoration:none;color:#2179d2;line-height:18px;font-size:12px;margin:15px
15px 0 0;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_btn_right.png) right no-repeat}.qa_unanswered_box a.qa_answer_it
span{float:left;height:27px;padding:0
20px 0 8px;cursor:pointer;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_btn_left.png) left no-repeat}.qa_unanswered_box a.qa_answer_it:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_top_ans_holder{background:#fff;border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:0
!important;width:298px !important}.qa_top_ans_holder
.qa_top_ans{width:278px;float:left;padding:10px
10px 10px 10px}.qa_top_ans_holder
.qa_avatar_top_ans{float:left}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_avatar_top_ans
span{float:left;background:#d3dded;font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#fff;width:35px;height:32px;text-align:center;line-height:28px}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_avatar_top_ans
img{float:left}.qa_top_ans_holder
.qa_top_ans_content{float:left;width:195px;padding-left:12px}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content
h3{font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;color:#2179d2}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content h3
a{font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;color:#2179d2;text-decoration:none;line-height:16px}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content
p{color:333}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content p
a{color:333}.qa_top_ans_holder .qa_top_ans_content p a:hover{color:333;text-decoration:none}.qa_top_ans_holder
.alt_row{background:#f8f8f8}.qa_articles_resources_holder{background:#fff;border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:0
!important;width:298px !important}.qa_articles_resources_holder
ul.qa_articles_resources{clear:both;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_bg.png) 0px 0px repeat-y;width:298px;margin-top:1px}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources
li{border-bottom:1px solid #fff}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li
a{font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:#2179d2;display:block;padding:8px
0 9px 0}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li a
span{display:block;padding-left:20px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_icon.png) 4px 2px no-repeat}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li a:hover{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_bg_active.png) repeat-y left}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li a:hover
span{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_icon_active.png) 4px 2px no-repeat}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li
a.active{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_bg_active.png) repeat-y left}.qa_articles_resources_holder ul.qa_articles_resources li a.active
span{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/articles_resources_icon_active.png) 4px 2px no-repeat}.qa_ask_que_rp{float:left;background:#e7eef7;width:229px;border-bottom:1px solid #cecece}.qa_ask_que_rp
.qa_ask_que_content{float:left;width:221px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_box_rp.png) top no-repeat;margin:5px
4px;display:inline;padding-bottom:4px}.qa_ask_que_rp .qa_ask_que_content
textarea{color:#474747;font-size:12px;padding:5px
10px;width:200px;height:80px;margin:5px
0 12px;background:none}.qa_ask_que_rp .qa_ask_que_content
span{float:left;color:#ff6c00;padding-left:5px}.qa_ask_que_rp .qa_ask_que_content
input.qa_ask_btn{float:right;width:82px;height:25px;padding-bottom:2px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn_rp.png) no-repeat;color:#666;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:15px;cursor:pointer}.qa_section_title{background:#f3f3f3;float:left;width:213px;padding:8px;border-top:1px solid #fff}.qa_section_title
h2{float:left;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#474747}.qa_section_title
a{float:right;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_section_title a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_recent_que_rp{padding-top:0 !important}.qa_recent_que_rp
ul{float:left;padding:0
10px;border-bottom:1px solid #d5d5d5}.qa_recent_que_rp ul
li{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x bottom;padding:8px
0;float:left;width:209px;overflow:hidden}.qa_recent_que_rp ul
li.qa_last{background:none}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li
h3{font-size:11px;line-height:16px;color:#06c;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/icon_que.png) left top no-repeat;padding:0
0 4px 27px;clear:both;width:178px;float:left}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li h3
a{font-size:11px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li
p{font-size:11px;color:#666;padding:2px
0 8px 3px;clear:both;width:205px;float:left}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li p a, .qa_recent_que_rp ul li p
strong{color:#06c;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_recent_que_rp ul li p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_goto_qa{float:left;width:226px;height:26px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/goto_qa_btn.png) no-repeat;padding:5px
0 0 15px;margin-top:-1px;text-align:center;color:#2179d2}.qa_goto_qa
a{color:#2179d2;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_goto_qa a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_ask_que_wide_box_container{background:#f3f3f3;height:126px}.qa_ask_que_wide_box{width:448px;background:#f3f3f3 url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_box_wide.png) center 10px no-repeat;height:120px}.qa_ask_que_wide_box
textarea{color:#474747;width:423px !important;padding:15px;margin:10px;font-size:12px;height:63px !important;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:0}.qa_ask_que_wide_box_container
span{float:left;color:#ff7200;padding:10px
0 0 10px}.qa_ask_que_wide_box_container
input.ask_btn{float:right;width:101px;height:27px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn_wide.png) no-repeat;margin:10px
10px 0 0;display:inline;line-height:15px;color:#666;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;cursor:pointer}.box_title_left{color:#474747;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold}.ask_bottom{clear:both;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/signup_bottom.gif) bottom no-repeat;padding-bottom:1px}.ask_container{clear:both;border:1px
solid #ccc;border-bottom:none}.ask_container
.ask_title{background:#f7f7f7;padding:10px;font-size:12px;color:#333}.ask_bottom
.warnings{line-height:16px;background:#f7f7f7;padding:10px
10px 10px 10px;font-size:12px}.ask_bottom .warnings
p{color:#ff0101;padding:5px
10px}.ask_functions{background:#f7f7f7;clear:both;padding:10px
0 7px 0}.ask_functions
.req{float:left;padding-left:50px;color:#797979;line-height:22px}.ask_functions .req
span{color:#ff0101}.ask_functions
.ask_buttons{float:right;width:445px}.ask_functions
a.publish_question{background:url(“http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_right.png”) no-repeat scroll right center transparent;color:#666;display:inline;float:right;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;margin:17px
10px 0 0;text-decoration:none}.ask_functions a.publish_question
span{background:url(“http://trigger.articlesbase.com/images//qa/answer_it_left.png”) no-repeat scroll left center transparent;cursor:pointer;float:left;height:21px;padding:6px
20px 0 30px}.view_edit_table_empty{border-collapse:collapse;float:left}.view_edit_table_empty, .view_edit_table
th{border:1px
solid #ccc}.view_edit_table_empty td
div{position:relative;top:3px}#qa_answer_form
.warnings{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFF;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;padding:10px
10px 10px 0;color:red}.qa_select_box_holder{display:inline;float:left}.qa_submit_ans_penname_dd{float:right;margin:20px
20px 0 20px}.qa_submit_comment_penname_dd{float:right;margin:20px
20px 0 20px}.qa_submit_ans_btn_loader{float:right;height:50px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:10px;width:10px}.qa_add_comment_btn_loader{float:right;height:50px;padding-top:18px;padding-right:10px;width:10px}.qa_questions_main_box
.paging{width:100%}.qa_report_question{height:365px;margin-top:20px;padding:5px;width:500px}.qa_report_question
label{font-weight:bold;font-size:13px;margin:4px}.report_loader{float:left;padding:5px
0 0 5px}.report_loader
img{float:left}.qa_report_question
.report_subject{border:1px
solid #EEE;height:100px;margin-top:5px;padding:5px}.qa_report_question .qa_report_content
.select{border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:5px;width:100%}.qa_report_question .qa_report_content
textarea{border:1px
solid #ccc;width:100%}.qa_submit_report_btn{float:right;clear:right}.qa_submit_report_btn
input{width:180px;height:27px;padding-left:25px;padding-bottom:2px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/submit_ans_btm.png) no-repeat;margin-top:12px;color:#666;font-weight:bold;font-size:12px;line-height:13px;text-align:left;cursor:pointer}.qa_report_question_block
.messages{line-height:16px;padding:10px
10px 10px 10px;font-size:12px;color:#090}.qa_report_question_block .messages
strong{font-weight:bold}.qa_report_question_block
.warnings{background:none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFF;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;padding:10px
10px 10px 0;color:red}.captcha_block{float:right;margin-top:10px}.captcha_block
img{float:left}.captcha_block
label{float:left}.captcha_block
input{float:left;border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:5px;width:140px}.qa_asked_questions{padding:20px;border:1px
solid #ccc;margin-bottom:5px;font-size:12px}.qa_asked_questions
ul{padding:10px
10px 10px 15px}.qa_asked_questions ul
li{list-style:circle}.qa_asked_questions ul li
a{text-decoration:none}.qa_asked_questions ul li a:hover{text-decoration:underline}#qa_right_col{float:right;width:304px}#qa_right_col
p{margin-bottom:10px}#qa_right_col
h2{font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;border-bottom:1px dotted #dddddf;margin-bottom:10px;padding-bottom:3px}#qa_right_col
h3{font-size:11px;color:#1674D1;font-weight:bold}a.qa_answer_it{float:right;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:17px
10px 0 0;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_right.png) right no-repeat}a.qa_answer_it
span{float:left;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_left.png) left no-repeat;height:21px;padding:6px
20px 0 30px;cursor:pointer}a.qa_answer_it:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_question_mark{float:left;width:61px;min-height:185px;_height:185px;padding:12px
0 0 0}h1.qa_related_header{border-bottom:1px dotted #dddddf;margin-bottom:10px}p.qa_related_question{font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:3px
0}p.qa_related_question
a{text-decoration:none;color:#1573D0;font-weight:bold;padding-left:18px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/bullet_arrow.png) left no-repeat}div
.question_required{float:left;display:block;color:#999;font-size:10px;margin:3px
2px 0 59px}div
.remaining_characters{float:right;display:block;color:#FF7200;font-size:10px;margin:3px
2px 0 auto}textarea.qa_question_textarea{width:550px;height:100px;color:#666;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:3px
0 6px 16px}.qa_answer_box
.ask_row{width:580px;float:right;padding:6px
5px 6px 0}.qa_answer_box .ask_row
.col_left{float:left;width:100px;padding-left:10px;text-align:left;line-height:23px;font-size:12px}.qa_answer_box .ask_row .col_left
label{width:100px}.qa_answer_box .ask_row
.col_right{float:right;width:450px;padding-left:5px}.qa_answer_box .ask_row
input.txt_box{border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:5px;width:433px;font-size:12px;border-radius:4px}.qa_answer_box .ask_row
select.txt_box{border:1px
solid #ccc;padding:5px;width:444px;font-size:12px;border-radius:4px}div.qa_required_hint{float:left;width:300px;margin-top:5px}span.required{color:red}.qa_bottom#qa_ask_form{margin-top:10px;border-top:1px dotted #dddddf}.qa_bottom#qa_ask_form
a.qa_answer_it{float:right;text-decoration:none;font-weight:bold;color:#666;font-size:12px;margin:5px
10px 0 0;display:inline;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/answer_it_right.png) right no-repeat}.qa_bottom#qa_related_questions{float:left;width:646px;height:27px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/question_box_bottom_small.png) no-repeat}.qa_question_content#qa_ask_form{float:left;width:526px;padding:22px
15px 15px 20px;position:relative}.qa_article_section_title{background:#e0e7f2;float:left;width:282px;padding:8px;margin:-10px 0 0 2px;border-left:1px solid #d5d5d5;border-right:1px solid #d5d5d5}.qa_article_section_title
h2{float:left;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#474747}.qa_article_section_title
a{float:right;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_section_title a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_rp{padding-top:0 !important;margin:-2px auto auto 2px}.qa_article_rp
ul{width:278px;float:left;padding:0
10px;border:1px
solid #d5d5d5;margin:0}.qa_article_rp ul
li{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x bottom;padding:8px
0;float:left;width:276px;overflow:hidden}.qa_article_rp ul
li.qa_last{background:none}.qa_article_rp ul li
h3{font-size:11px;line-height:16px;color:#06c;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/icon_que.png) left top no-repeat;padding:0
0 4px 27px;clear:both;width:250px;float:left}.qa_article_rp ul li h3
a{font-size:11px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_rp ul li h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_rp ul li
p{font-size:11px;color:#666;padding:2px
0 8px 3px;clear:both;width:284px;float:left}.qa_article_rp ul li p a, .qa_article_rp ul li p
strong{color:#06c;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_rp ul li p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_goto_qa_article{float:left;width:288px;height:31px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/goto_qa_btn_big.png) 2px 0 no-repeat;padding:5px
0 0 15px;margin-top:-1px;text-align:center;color:#2179d2}.qa_goto_qa_article
a{color:#2179d2;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_goto_qa_article a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_goto_qa_article_empty{float:left;width:288px;height:11px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/goto_qa_btn_big_short.png) 2px 0 no-repeat;padding:5px
0 0 15px;margin-top:-1px;text-align:center;color:#2179d2}.qa_article_question_box{float:left;width:794px;padding:0
0 5px 0;margin-top:15px;display:block;background-color:#E7EEF7}.qa_article_question_box
#qa_container{float:left;height:180px;margin-left:9px}.qa_article_question_box
.qa_top{float:left;width:794px;height:28px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/qa_form_title_bg.gif) no-repeat}.qa_article_question_box .qa_top
h2{font-size:12px;color:#474747;font-weight:bold;padding:8px
12px 6px}.qa_article_question_box #qa_container
.qa_right_panel_content{float:left;width:320px;padding:9px;margin:0
2px;display:inline}.qa_article_question_box
.qa_article_related{display:block;padding-top:0 !important;margin:35px
auto auto 2px}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related
ul{background-color:#fff;width:398px;float:right;padding:0
10px;margin:0
11px 0 0}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul
li{background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/que_meta_divider.png) repeat-x bottom;padding:8px
0;float:left;width:400px;overflow:hidden}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul
li.qa_last{background:none}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li
h3{font-size:11px;line-height:16px;color:#06c;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/icon_que.png) left top no-repeat;padding:0
0 4px 27px;clear:both;width:370px;float:left}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li h3
a{font-size:11px;color:#06c;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li h3 a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li
p{font-size:11px;color:#666;padding:2px
0 8px 3px;clear:both;width:284px;float:left}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li p a, .qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li p
strong{color:#06c;font-size:11px;text-decoration:none}.qa_article_question_box .qa_article_related ul li p a:hover{text-decoration:underline}.qa_article_question_box
.qa_ask_form{background:#f3f3f3}.qa_article_question_box .qa_ask_form
.qa_ask_que_content{float:left;width:340px;height:165px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_question_box_big.png) top no-repeat;margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px}.qa_article_question_box .qa_ask_form .qa_ask_que_content
textarea{background:none;font-size:14px;color:#474747;padding:5px
10px;width:317px;height:115px;margin:5px
0;overflow-y:auto}.qa_article_question_box .qa_ask_form .qa_ask_que_content
span{font-size:11px;color:#ff7200;float:left;padding:7px
2px}.qa_article_question_box .qa_ask_form .qa_ask_que_content
input.qa_ask_btn{float:right;width:101px;height:27px;padding-bottom:3px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn.png) no-repeat;margin:11px
0 0 0;display:inline;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#666;line-height:15px;cursor:pointer}.qa_ask_form_wide_top{width:775px;height:8px;margin-top:4px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/sprite_ask_question_box_big.png) top no-repeat;background-position:0px 0px}.qa_ask_form_wide{float:left;width:775px;height:80px;padding:10px
12px 0 0;margin:6px
0 0 0;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/sprite_background_repeat_y.png) repeat-y;background-position:0px 0px}.qa_ask_form_wide_bottom{float:left;width:775px;height:27px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/sprite_ask_question_box_big.png) bottom no-repeat;background-position:0px -10px}.qa_ask_form_wide
.qa_ask_que_content{float:left;width:775px;height:129px;margin-left:5px;margin-top:5px}.qa_ask_form_wide
textarea{background:none;font-size:14px;color:#474747;padding:0
10px;width:741px;height:100px;margin:5px
0;overflow-y:auto}.qa_ask_form_wide_bottom
span{font-size:11px;color:#ff7200;float:left;padding:7px
2px}.qa_ask_form_wide_bottom
input.qa_ask_btn{float:right;width:101px;height:27px;padding-bottom:3px;background:url(http://images.articlesbase.com/qa/ask_btn.png) no-repeat;margin:11px
0 0 0;display:inline;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;color:#666;line-height:15px;cursor:pointer}]]>C){w.yPosition=C;r(“updated entry: “+b(w),1)}}else{w={url:B,isBackground:y,yPosition:C,isInlined:x.isInlined};D[B]=w;r(“new entry: “+b(w),1)}}function v(z){if(z.tagName){if(z.src){if(z.tagName==”IFRAME”){t(o.list_iframes,z,z.src,false)}else{if(z.tagName==”IMG”||z.tagName==”INPUT”||z.tagName==”TABLE”){t(o.list_images,z,z.src,false)}}}var y=u(z);if(y){t(o.list_images,z,y,true)}var A;if(n){A=z.children}else{A=z.childNodes}for(var x=0;x


Free Online Articles Directory




Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
AB Answers

Publish Article

Hello Guest
Login


Login via


Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Business > Ask an Expert > UK Business and its Correlation to the Manufacturing Sector

UK Business and its Correlation to the Manufacturing Sector

Edit Article |

Posted: Apr 03, 2009 |Comments: 0
|



Britain’s businesses are reeling from a deep recession and strong shocks are consequently being felt by the manufacturing sector.

According to data from the office for national statistics, in the fourth quarter of last year, GDP fell 1.9% compared with previous year. This is the worst performance since 1991.

What this portends for UK’s business is drastic reduction of profit margins that eventually, almost inevitably translate to massive loss of jobs. Already it is confirmed that Briton’s wage growth is so minimal that it has caused a steep drop in how the consumers spend which has in turn wilted the economy.

In the previous few months a sharp slump has presented itself in the spending of household stuff with over 0.7%.This is a sure mark that businesses are in trouble and the banks as the recession goes will not be much help.

The banks lending capabilities to help offset and cushion some of this businesses from collapse, already some have now gone under, is unavailable a recipe for even tougher times ahead. Moreover, economists project that the United Kingdom could simmer in recession for the most part of this year.

So if the businesses are unable to meet their working capital targets, their profit margins are on an all time low, they are unable to increase pay to their workers and will be therefore forced to cut jobs for some others, the manufacturing industry will also pay for this financial downturn.

The manufacturing and production sector in the fourth quarter shows a sharp slide of 4.5% compared to a fall of 3.9% of the previous year. But, interestingly, a more than expected performance by the service industry which only dropped by 0.9 % compared to the expected 1% drop, and this helped to make up for the sharp drop by the aforementioned production sector.

This means that the health sector, though receiving sharp criticism before, seemed to have carried itself paradoxically well, considering the eventual slump.

But, even as we examine the recession through economic binoculars, economic experts say that even considering the bleak situation, UK is not economically in the ICU as many might expect.

However, for the country to escape the near death experience, the experts still insist that the bank of England must do its very best to ensure that first, they put their house in order, ridding themselves of excess baggage, fill all the money porous loopholes and endeavor to alleviate the monetary burden by printing money.

Both the businesses and the manufacturing sector will also have to depend on the government bailout money to boost their dwindling financial strength. Without it, it seems, no new mergers are in the offing and even those who are currently in the merger negotiations or some that are building new companies are at risk of not meeting the targeted returns.

As it is also, local workers unions are bracing themselves for countrywide strikes and sit-ins. As it has been evidenced some have already began, a way of getting themselves of this economic quagmire.

Retrieved from “http://www.articlesbase.com/ask-an-expert-articles/uk-business-and-its-correlation-to-the-manufacturing-sector-848391.html

(ArticlesBase SC #848391)

Liked this article? Click here to publish it on your website or blog, it’s free and easy!

Gen Wright -
About the Author:

Thebestof is a quality UK Local Directory where you can find everything about business in the UK, to find out more about our UK Local Business Directory visit our web site today!

Questions and Answers

Ask our experts your Ask an Expert related questions here…200 Characters left

I have an article I want to publish. Keywords: consumers, retailers, customer contacts, customer satisfaction, manufacturers, internet purchases, e-business, internet usage etc. Wherre can I publish?
Is there a business banking facility in the Uk that has business managers with a financial limit over and above that of an office clerk? possibly one with forsight? or am I expecting too much ?
Hi, I applied for a uk student visa using my parents business bank statement. I also provided them with documents proving that my parents own the business. Will this lead to my visa being denied?

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
0 vote(s)

Feedback
RSS
Print
Email
Re-Publish

Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/ask-an-expert-articles/uk-business-and-its-correlation-to-the-manufacturing-sector-848391.html

Article Tags:
uk business and its correlation to the manufacturing sector

Related Videos

Related Articles

Latest Ask an Expert Articles
More from Gen Wright


Manufacturing Survey from RSM-MCGladrey

Find out the latest business numbers in the manufacturing sector from RSM-MCGladrey.
(13:42)


The Economy in India

Travel to India and learn about the economy and growth of the rural sector. (01:57)


Small Business Spotlight – RSM Survey

RSM McGladrey conducted a recent survey on manufacturing and distribution. Here’s what they found. (05:05)


Small Business Stories – Antennas Direct

Meet Richard Schneider, President of Antennas Direct, a leading manufacturer of high definition television antennas. (35:00)


Small Business Stories – AAEQ

At the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the largest automotive aftermarket event in the world, SBTV.com talks to Scott Stolberg, the President of AAEQ.
(08:40)

Global Recession and its Impact on UK Labor Market

Abstract This research report will be written to present the detailed analysis of “Global Recession and its impact on UK Labor market”. The topic is being selected as this is the most happening issue that is impacting employment in UK. The report will also depict the analysis of various articles related to the topic. The later part of the report will discuss the selected economic theories (Phillips curve, expected augmented Phillips curve, aggregate demand aggregate supply and GDP) that links w

By:
A. A.l

Business>
International Businessl
Jun 21, 2010
lViews: 505

UK to Follow the Us?

US stocks have received a slight boost as oil prices retreat and new home sales unexpectedly rose on a month on month basis. However, we shouldn’t really read too much into this, as there is a margin for error in these figures and new home sales in the US are still down 42% year on year. In addition, the Case-Schiller benchmark house price index is now showing a record decline of 14%.

By:
Mike Wrightl

Business>
Online Businessl
Jun 03, 2008

Understanding Economic Indicator

Economic indicator are tools used by traders to evaluate the value of a currency in relation to its country economic performance.Since the advent of the free floating system,economic indicator have serve as a tool for measuring a countries performance

By:
adiol

Finance>
Currency Tradingl
Jul 14, 2010
lViews: 108

Economy of Pakistan

Economic history First five decades Pakistan was a very poor and predominantly agricultural country when it gained independence in 1947 from Britain

By:
echol

Business>
Industriall
Jul 09, 2010
lViews: 296

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Pt.- X

It is said that the mass (of earth) is calculated to be 5.96 x 1024 kg (March 4). It corresponds to a measly weight of 6.10 tons! The correct weight would be: 5.96 x 1024 kgs.

By:
Mr. Ashok Sharmal

Careers>
Interviewsl
Jan 14, 2011

Undiscovered Equities’ Top Picks for 2011

Aberdeen International (TSX: AAB)
BPZ Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BPZ)
C&C Energia, Ltd. (TSX: CZE)
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: CVAT)
Far East Energy Corporation (OTCBB: FEEC)
FX Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: FXEN)
Houston American Energy Corp. (AMEX: HUSA)
Industrial Nanotech Inc. (INTK.PK)
Manas Petroleum Corp. (OTCBB: MNAP)
Wound Management Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: WNDM)

By:
Kevin McKnightl

Finance>
Investingl
Jan 04, 2011

Jatropha curcas: The Green Gold?

Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd recently signed an agreement with the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to undertake Jatropha plantation over 50,000 hectares of land in the districts of Jhansi and Lalitpur in Uttar Pradesh.

By:
Anjali Shuklal

Finance>
Currency Tradingl
Apr 30, 2010

Guide to extending your home – Syntegra Consulting feature

Guide to extending your home – Syntegra Consulting feature Syntegra Consulting in partnership with LABC and Wokingham Borough Council have produced an information booklet applicable for both homeowners/Architects/Contractors when considering to undertake a domestic extension under current building regulations. The information booklet details in phases what to consider, the issues and the documentation required to be produced. The booklet was released in January 2011. Click on the following link

By:
syntegral

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 23, 2011

Buying Security Services–Buyer Beware!

Due to the often abstract manner in which security is applied to an enterprise’s assets, determining standards and associated costs is typically quite challenging for even the most experienced of companies and their procurement departments.

By:
Tony Ridleyl

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 22, 2011

Jan Berkowitz Recommendation on Consideration of In-Situ Coal Gasification Technique

Jan Berkowitz works to help companies implement cleaner and greener technologies; these methods help our environment and can help improve a company’s income statement. In today’s business environment, companies must realize the importance of their image and actively participate in securing the health of our planet.

By:
donald hoodl

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 22, 2011

Do Your Real Estate Signs Include The Right Information?

In this article, you will learn:
• How to make your real estate signage most {valuable|effective}
• What {information|info} to {put|include} on your custom real estate sign
• How to make your {real estate sign|sign} {pop|stand out from the crowd}

By:
Kara Kleinl

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 21, 2011

Elsom Eldridge’s Obvious Expert EBook small business management consulting

How To Position Yourself
As The Obvious Expert with Elsom Eldridge’s Obvious Expert EBook
In 90 Days Or Less”
When you are the Obvious Expert, your
prospects, clients, and customers have no
other logical choice but to choose YOU!

By:
PREMPEHl

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 21, 2011

Buying From China – How Others Are Easily Buying From China

This is age of advanced technology and we have got many alternative ways to make the importing process much faster than sailing. In such case, airplanes could be the best alternative to ship your product quickly without any hassle.

By:
ImportingfromChinal

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 20, 2011

MBA – A degree for the riches

Only money can buy a B – School education

By:
Pranav Chawlal

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 20, 2011

Find a Plumber by Postcode web service reports record hits during Big Freeze

UK consumers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of checking plumbers’ credentials BEFORE they engage their services. This article reports on the latest statistics from the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering.

By:
Lindsay Jonesl

Business>
Ask an Expertl
Jan 20, 2011

It Takes Inspiration To Rock Your Prom, Then The World

According to some people, the prom is basically the social initiation of a teenager. It is a way of opening up the adult world to young minds.

By:
Gen Wrightl
News and Societyl
Jan 22, 2011

Liquid Vitamins Leader Breakthrough Liquid Zeolite – Zeopure!

ZeoPure is a exciting new natural zeolite supplement that will help remove toxins and heavy metals from your body. Liquid Vitamins Leader uses only the best vitamins and mineral supplements so you can get in the best health of your life.

By:
Gen Wrightl
News and Societyl
Jan 21, 2011

How Tingle Tanning Lotions Work

Of all the tanning lotions that are out there, tingle tanning lotions are among the most popular because of how highly effective they are in creating an all over tan for the coming warm months. Tingle tanning is a bit more intense than any other tanning experience that you may encounter.

By:
Gen Wrightl
Healthl
Jan 21, 2011

Liquid Vitamins Leader Breaks The Mold With New Silica Supplement – Silapure

SilaPure is one of the highest quality, purest silica supplements available on the market today containing 89% pure silica. Liquid Vitamins Leader uses only the best vitamins and mineral supplements so you can get in the best health of your life.

By:
Gen Wrightl
News and Societyl
Jan 21, 2011

Sports In India – New Minister Maken Takes On Corruption

The Commonwealth Games may be over, but that doesn’t mean the aftereffects are. With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh replacing sports-youth affairs minister Manohar Singh Gill, the future may be uncertain, but many are hoping that it will be one filled with less corruption. Ajay Maken, it was announced, would be taking over the position after Singh rearranged his cabinet on Wednesday.

By:
Gen Wrightl
News and Societyl
Jan 21, 2011

Facial Acupuncture And The Hollywood Stars

Facial acupuncture involves the insertion of hair-like needles to the facial acupuncture points to stimulate and relax the facial muscles, which could increase collagen production on the face; thereby making it look refreshed and toned down.

By:
Gen Wrightl
Healthl
Jan 21, 2011

Yes You Can Judge A Book By Its Cover- Blog Design Considerations

Paying attention to appearance and to some basic web and blog design elements can make the visit to your blog more enjoyable for your audience and help you retain those vital traffic numbers.

By:
Gen Wrightl
Writingl
Jan 21, 2011

Customize Your WordPress Blog For Google Seo

Customizing your WordPress blog for google search engine optimization is not just a useful trick to getting your traffic higher-it’s an absolute necessity. If you are not currently taking care of your SEO needs, then you are going about web marketing all wrong. And if you are not targeting Google with your SEO efforts, then it is all in vain.

By:
Gen Wrightl
Internetl
Jan 21, 2011

Add new Comment

Your Name: *

Your Email:

Comment Body: *

 

Verification code:*

* Required fields

Submit

Your Articles Here
It’s Free and easy

Sign Up Today

Author Navigation

My Home
Publish Article
View/Edit Articles
View/Edit Q&A
Edit your Account
Manage Authors
Statistics Page
Personal RSS Builder

My Home
Edit your Account
Update Profile
View/Edit Q&A
Publish Article
Author Box


Gen Wright has 10099 articles online

Contact Author

Subscribe to RSS

Print article

Send to friend

Re-Publish article

Articles Categories
All Categories

Advertising
Arts & Entertainment
Automotive
Beauty
Business
Careers
Computers
Education
Finance
Food and Beverage
Health
Hobbies
Home and Family
Home Improvement
Internet
Law
Marketing
News and Society
Relationships
Self Improvement
Shopping
Spirituality
Sports and Fitness
Technology
Travel
Writing

Business

Agriculture
Ask an Expert
Business Ideas
Business Opportunities
Corporate
Customer Service
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Franchise
Fundraising
Home Business
Human Resources
Industrial
International Business
Leadership
Management
Negotiation
Networking
Non Profit Organizations
Online Business
Organizational
Outsourcing
Presentation
Project Management
Public Company
Public Relations
Sales
Six Sigma
Small Business
Strategic Planning
Team Building
Training

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map
Mobile Version

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2011 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.

0){for(var u=0;u0){var B=h.shift();w.parentNode.appendChild(B)}for(var z=0;z
]]>
]]>
]]> 0 && $.browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($.browser.version);
if(ie_version

Thebestof is a quality UK Local Directory where you can find everything about business in the UK, to find out more about our UK Local Business Directory visit our web site today!

Strikes in the UK because of public sector cuts?

Sunday, January 23rd, 2011

Union delegates at the TUC conference have agreed to coordinate strike action to try to prevent the public sector spending cuts.

Do you agree with this? I don’t want people to lose their jobs, but the fact is the state is pretty much bust.

If we don’t make the cuts, where is the money supposed to come from to pay for public sector jobs in an economy where half the jobs are in some way dependent on state spending? Don’t people realise that if the government hadn’t put in place this programme of cuts, the credit rating agencies would have downgraded Britain’s rating and we would have been in a similar predicament to Greece and Ireland?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11278570

Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi


Free Online Articles Directory





Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
AB Answers

Publish Article

0 && $.browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($.browser.version);
if(ie_version Hello Guest
Login


Login via


Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Business > Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi

Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi

Edit Article |

Posted: Sep 01, 2010 |Comments: 0

|

Share

]]>

Syndicate this Article

Copy to clipboard

Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi

By: Chris Farrance

About the Author

Chris Farrance (see www.chrisfarrance.co.uk) has worked for several years as a mentor to start up businesses in South East England and has recently returned from six weeks voluntary work in the SME sector in Blantyre, Malawi. Here, he relates his experiences of the two small business communities to a framework of success criteria from a recent Harvard Business Review article.

(ArticlesBase SC #3177762)

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi





Introduction

A recent article in the Harvard Business Review (June 2010) identified eight stimuli to move ‘the needle’ of entrepreneurship in the right direction. See ‘How to start an Entrepreneurial Revolution’ by Daniel J. Isenberg. Rwanda, Chile, Israel, Iceland and Ireland are cited as examples of developing practice.

The impact of the various factors is significantly influenced by the stage of economic development of the country, the level of accessibility to key enablers such as finance and cultural norms regarding entrepreneurship and wealth creation. For example, the UK may be considered to be fairly mature in this respect – if still not particularly well focused or ‘joined up’, Malawi, in contrast, is essentially a cash based, rain dependant agrarian economy.

For the purposes of this article the eight factors have been additionally (and subjectively) categorised using a notional ‘time to develop’.

Short Term (say 6-12 Months – capable of immediate action)

1. Engaging the private sector

In the UK, there appears to be no shortage of willingness to become engaged: Many large companies are now working with SME’s, for example, as part of their R & D value chain.
Some supermarkets will engage with small scale suppliers and have a local sourcing policy. There is some evidence of this in Malawi although supply side co-operatives and bargaining power are not well established.

Both in the UK and Malawi, mentoring is now an accepted form of knowledge and experience transfer. Good examples are the SEEDA Merlin Mentoring Scheme in the UK and, on a smaller scale, Business Consult Africa’s programme in Blantyre.
In Malawi, mentors and mentees appeared to be more reluctant to engage. In a briefing session with mentors, I encouraged them to take more responsibility for keeping the relationship alive.
Business Angels have not been immune from the economic downturn but still contribute significantly in the UK. In Malawi, funding tends to come in a more informal way from friends and family.

However:

Banks continue to get a mixed press in terms of their willingness to support the SME market in both countries. This is particularly so in Malawi where only about 20% of the population have bank accounts, there is an acute shortage of working capital and a focus on a property ‘anchor’ to secure much of the business lending.
Middlemen SME’s often feel discriminated against when it comes to the terms of trade where suppliers demand upfront payment and buyers take longer credit periods and even then still settle late.

 

 

2. Encouraging and celebrating success

As the saying goes – ‘success breeds success’ – so role models who illustrate what ‘good looks like’ are particularly valuable. They can have a catalytic effect at both a personal and business level. In the UK, personalities come in to play here such as Richard Branson and Sir Alan Sugar.
A BBC television programme ‘Dragon’s Den’ gets budding entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to a panel of self made men/women who may then invest their own money if they find the proposition attractive. This is a good way of developing an understanding of what good looks like as well as appreciating the levels of creativity and innovation.
Culture plays an important part here – which we’ll look at again later. This is not just in terms of attitudes to success but attitudes to failure as well. It may be trite but it’s true – mistakes are learning experiences. As they say, if you’re going to fail, then fail quickly.

3. Subjecting financing programmes to market disciplines

The UK SEEDA mentoring programme, which I was involved in, was provided free and funded by a £1m European Social Fund grant. It involved 70 mentors and 270 companies over a three year span. It was probably ‘forced’ to chase volume as there were targets for the number of mentors and companies.
In Malawi, the CBE (Capacity Building for Enterprise) project funded by the Scottish Malawi Business Group provides consultancy services to MSMEs (micro, small and medium sized enterprises). The project charges $150 per consultancy day which is upper tariff by their standards, 50% of this is recoverable – but in arrears – under a World Bank/Malawi Government scheme.
This, of course seems counter intuitive. The need to kick start entrepreneurship is arguably stronger in Malawi yet they are subject to the more rigorous market approach. The constraint here would appear to be the principle of ‘Sustainability’ where NGO’s and third party donor funds are involved
In both cases, from my experiences, the businesses being supported were modest in scale and scope and likely to remain so for some time. Nonetheless, the financial support was more justified in Malawi.
In a recent survey s in the UK by Skillfair, 85% of freelance consultants felt SME’s should pay for advice although a free upfront meeting was seen as a legitimate part of the sales process.

Medium Term (say two/three years – requiring a change of strategy/policy/regulation etc.)

4. Being judicious in emphasizing clusters and incubators

The article suggests that the success of Silicon Valley was based on a number of unique factors which are not necessarily capable of being replicated elsewhere. So, as a model it’s not seen as particularly helpful although other countries have taken this route also – see, for example, 22@Barcelona and the Design District, Helsinki.
Blantyre has its own Trade Centre where a diverse range of businesses sit side by side. It wasn’t uncommon in the country to see roadside stalls grouped by produce such as vegetables, mats, carpets and pottery. These were natural clusters but difficult to make sense of economically because of the concentrated over supply.
The message here is that one size doesn’t fit all. Isenberg in the HBR article talks about ‘an ecosystem’ and NESTA in the UK talks about ‘mass localism’. In a sense these are evolutionary principles with a mixed ‘tight/loose’ approach (circa Peters & Waterman) which encourages organic, spontaneous and experimental rather than forced development.

 

5. Removing regulatory barriers

Both communities are quick to point out the unhelpful regulatory, fiscal, support and macro economic environments in which they operate with bureaucracy generating so much ‘red tape’. Such is life; real entrepreneurs don’t waste time on what they can’t influence in the short term although this doesn’t mean they don’t lobby through the appropriate channels.
In this respect, whilst the UK benefits from shared general interest groups such as the Chambers of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses, these are less well developed and therefore less influential in Malawi. Business Consult Africa was trying to set up just such a network,
In Malawi, also, there are some other issues which can be discriminatory in terms of one business versus another. One is the application or rather lack of it in the tax collection process. In a workshop session which I facilitated, Malawi businessmen and women talked about how disadvantaged on price they were if they registered and were paying tax and competitors weren’t,
In addition, in certain parts of the bureaucracy there were ‘gatekeepers’ who had to be ‘encouraged’ to deliver what they were being paid to do anyway. The workshop participants labelled this as ‘corruption’ although I could not possibly say this!

Long Term (say 5/6 years – endemic, behavioural and problematic)

6. Passing conducive legislation

In the same way that structure follows strategy, I believe that, in essence, legislation should be used to appropriately underpin a proven and successful operating ‘ecosystem’ if you will.
Small business creation is essentially Darwinian – as in the survival of the fittest. Tampering with the system too soon creates artificiality unless there is demonstrable evidence for positive discrimination. Otherwise, this is not a place for legislators.

7. Approaching the entrepreneurship ecosystem as a whole

Many of the pressures of everyday life for most of the stakeholders in this debate (owners, shareholders, politicians, legislators, ethnicity, customers and so on) mitigate against a systems based strategic view of what is happening now let alone defining what is good for the future. There is no steady state here; flexibility and adaptability should be the hallmarks.
In Malawi, there are a number of ‘richer’ issues also: A view that it is unacceptable for external bodies to label Malawi a ‘failed state’ as a recent report did.
The funding by China of a number of significant building programmes which are well publicised and allows them to present and propagate an alternative social and economic model.
The ‘soft’ democratic state of Malawi and an understandable desire given the history of Africa in general for a workable consensus above conflict – see the debate on changing the national flag.

8. Modifying cultural norms

Notes

1. This change has been categorised here based on the HBR article which suggests such change is ‘generational i.e. ten years or so.

2. Malawi society allows for both business men and women.

This table should not be considered as exhaustive but illustrative in terms of the barriers that need to be considered:

 

 

;

Issue

Malawi

UK

Work Ethic

Generally energetic
Will often have two jobs to supplement income
Women have bonding ‘housekeeper’ role particularly in rural areas
Men generally believe there is a correlation between work, rewards and pleasure
Men & women work
City v rural not such a distinction

Family formation

Average six children in rural areas & four in cities
More career/income managed amongst professional classes
High unmarried pregnancy rates

Infant mortality

High say 30% under five because of the impact of malnutrition and malaria
Western norms

Attitude to authority

Generally compliant;
Few avenues for dissent
Generally disinterested but pockets and channels for agitation

Business Support

Low take up of subsidised funding e.g. BUGS (26% 6/2010 against target 60%)
Difficult to identify myriad of sources

Attitude to risk

Followers rather than innovators
Initial response typically ‘yes’
Anaesthetised  by historical longevity of employment and prevalence of  public sector e.g. UK and Saudi Arabia

Wealth Creation

Should not be conspicuous
May literally hide money in the ground
Few overt role models
Immature banking habit
Materialistic
Personality Brands e.g. Richard Branson
But backlash to excesses e.g. bankers

Profit Motive

Trader mentality focused on ‘doing the deal’ irrespective of economic fundamentals
May be seduced by volume and attraction of new v existing customers

Symbols of Success

Fat and apparently happy
Cars are ok
Usually some form of conspicuous consumption such as cars/wives/

homes/holidays/media attention

Entrepreneurship

Usually runs in parallel to existing employment
Still a minority of the working population
Currently being squeezed by corporate downsizing and declining asset values of. houses and pensions

Scaling the Opportunity

Little experience beyond sole trader
May be just enjoying the lifestyle the business supports
Franchising models available

 

Retrieved from “http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/critical-success-factors-for-a-vibrant-sme-sector-in-the-uk-and-malawi-3177762.html

(ArticlesBase SC #3177762)

Chris Farrance -
About the Author:

Chris Farrance (see www.chrisfarrance.co.uk) has worked for several years as a mentor to start up businesses in South East England and has recently returned from six weeks voluntary work in the SME sector in Blantyre, Malawi. Here, he relates his experiences of the two small business communities to a framework of success criteria from a recent Harvard Business Review article.

]]>

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
0 vote(s)

Feedback
RSS
Print
Email
Re-Publish

Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/critical-success-factors-for-a-vibrant-sme-sector-in-the-uk-and-malawi-3177762.html

Article Tags:
small businesses entreprenuers uk malawi harvard business reviewbackground chris farrance see www chrisfarrance co uk has worked

Latest Business Articles
More from Chris Farrance

How to find the safest bank repo houses

I starting buying bank repo houses in the fringe areas and avoided the war zones, but I would buy right at the edge of that area. This way, the area was still quiet and nice but I could get house at a seized property auction

By:
Alan Cowgilll
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Find Wedding Venues, Planners and Photographers

Anybody who has tried to organise a wedding knows that it is no easy feat. Even for a small scale wedding,

By:
Charliel
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Operating your own nursery

Are you skilled at operating your own nursery business? Have you got what it takes to become the boss of your own nursery business?

By:
Paul Stantonl
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Start your own property maintenance service

Are you skilled at running your own property maintenance service business? Do you have what it take to become the leader of your own property maintenance service business?

By:
Paul Stantonl
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Running your own organic beauty salon

Are you capable of running your own organic beauty salon business? Have you got what it takes to become the boss of your own organic beauty salon business?

By:
Paul Stantonl
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Operating your own construction management business

Are you skilled at operating your own construction management business? Have you got what it takes to become the boss of your own construction management business?

By:
Paul Stantonl
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Wedding Planners’ Directory

A wedding is one of the most important days in a person’s life, but it can also be one of the most complicated to arrange. There is so much to consider: cakes, cars, photographers, caterers, costumes, decorations, the list is endless.

By:
Brigettel
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

Private Landlord Do You Know The Hidden Costs Of Purchasing An Investment Property

In case you are thinking of becoming a private landlord or property investor how do you find out what the hidden charges are, of purchasing a rental property?

By:
Steve Barkerl
Businessl
Dec 04, 2010

A Management Framework for SME’s

There is a dearth of literature on simple, pragmatic management frameworks for SME’s. In response to a client need such a Framework has been developed bu the author.

By:
Chris Farrancel

Business>
Entrepreneurshipl
Sep 01, 2010

Critical Success Factors for a vibrant SME Sector in the UK and Malawi

Small businesses are generally seen as drivers of economic growth and are also socially desirable. Silicon Valley is often cited as a universal model but a recent HBR article suggests that this thinking is flawed. This article examines and related eight enablers for SME’s and related then to the UK & Malawi

By:
Chris Farrancel
Businessl
Sep 01, 2010

Experiencing World Class Service Excellence

A visit to a number of copmanies in the USA reknown for the excellence of their customer service including Nordstrom, USAA and South West Airlines. The experiences are categorised using a model which covers the visit context, the Business model on show, the core processes, product variables, Staff Management and the Customer Dialogue. Internal documents are quoted and in each case there is a real live example of a cutomer excellence story.

By:
Chris Farrancel

Marketing>
International Marketingl
May 17, 2010
lViews: 246

Putting the Heart back into the NHS Patient Experience

The NHS was a political football throughout the Election with the major parties vying to outdo each other in terms of the level of ‘protection’ they would provide. This article argues that getting the ‘People’ elements right is the key to delivering a truly empathetic, value for money NHS.

By:
Chris Farrancel

Marketing>
MLMl
May 17, 2010

The 10 Rules for Good Business Writiing

The 10 Rules are:
1. Start Right Now
2. Be personal, conversational & friendly
3. Understand your audience
4. Focus on the Key Idea
5. Be clear about the outcome you want
6. Stress benefits not features
7. Think KISS!
8. Make it easy on the eye
9. Get the technicals right
10. Share it with your inner circle

By:
Chris Farrancel

Writing>
Non-Fictionl
May 11, 2010

Why Invest in Coaching

Coaching can deliver value for both the Organisation and the Individual. These benefits come at a number of levels – strategic, performance and skills.

By:
Chris Farrancel

Business>
Leadershipl
May 14, 2009

Seven Tips for Selecting Your Business Coach

Chris Farranceg provides services to start up and small and medium sized businesses.

Improving business performance is a must in the current environment and coaching is a well established way of helping business owners and managers ‘get more for less’.

Chris Farrance has worked in a number of industries both in the UK and abroad and is accredited by Strathclyde University as a business coach.

By:
Chris Farrancel

Business>
Leadershipl
May 14, 2009

Add new Comment

Your Name: *

Your Email:

Comment Body: *

 

Verification code:*

* Required fields

Submit

Your Articles Here
It’s Free and easy

Sign Up Today

Author Navigation

My Home
Publish Article
View/Edit Articles
View/Edit Q&A
Edit your Account
Manage Authors
Statistics Page
Personal RSS Builder

My Home
Edit your Account
Update Profile
View/Edit Q&A
Publish Article
Author Box


Chris Farrance has 7 articles online

Contact Author

Subscribe to RSS

Print article

Send to friend

Re-Publish article

Articles Categories
All Categories

Advertising
Arts & Entertainment
Automotive
Beauty
Business
Careers
Computers
Education
Finance
Food and Beverage
Health
Hobbies
Home and Family
Home Improvement
Internet
Law
Marketing
News and Society
Relationships
Self Improvement
Shopping
Spirituality
Sports and Fitness
Technology
Travel
Writing

Business

Agriculture
Ask an Expert
Business Ideas
Business Opportunities
Corporate
Customer Service
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Franchise
Fundraising
Home Business
Human Resources
Industrial
International Business
Leadership
Management
Negotiation
Networking
Non Profit Organizations
Online Business
Organizational
Outsourcing
Presentation
Project Management
Public Company
Public Relations
Sales
Six Sigma
Small Business
Strategic Planning
Team Building
Training

]]>

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2010 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.

Chris Farrance (see www.chrisfarrance.co.uk) has worked for several years as a mentor to start up businesses in South East England and has recently returned from six weeks voluntary work in the SME sector in Blantyre, Malawi. Here, he relates his experiences of the two small business communities to a framework of success criteria from a recent Harvard Business Review article.

UK Education Sector ? Opportunities for Foreign Investors

Saturday, November 20th, 2010

UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors


Free Online Articles Directory





Why Submit Articles?
Top Authors
Top Articles
FAQ
AB Answers

Publish Article

0 && $.browser.msie ) {
var ie_version = parseInt($.browser.version);
if(ie_version Hello Guest
Login


Login via


Register
Hello
My Home
Sign Out

Email

Password


Remember me?
Lost Password?

Home Page > Business > International Business > UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors

UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors

Edit Article |

Posted: Sep 27, 2010 |Comments: 0

|

Share

]]>

Syndicate this Article

Copy to clipboard

UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors

By: editor investinuk

About the Author

The United Kingdom is an investment hot spot for investors from all over the globe and many share market stalwarts have chosen to invest UK for decades, and will continue to do so for many more. We also provide online information for: UK investment services

(ArticlesBase SC #3348345)

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors





Universities in the UK have been an educational Mecca for students aspiring for higher education. However, with passing time the education system in the UK is lagging behind in the modern global setup. Many OECD countries are catching up with the UK’s education standards as the UK has not been able to raise its education standards with needs of time.

 

The education sector of the UK can be divided into three main categories:

School Education
Further Education
Higher Education

An opinion poll commissioned by public universities clearly indicates that UK residents back investment in universities to maintain quality of research and teaching. The public clearly understands that high quality universities are important for the development of individuals, society and economy of the country. Universities heavily rely on external funding to provide high quality student experiences, deliver world class research and develop highly skilled graduates needed for the development of a nation. In a tight financial environment, the government is finding it tough to provide adequate funds to universities for their research activities and innovation in ways of learning. In today’s economy, the importance of higher education extends beyond teaching. UK universities play an important role in the country’s economy. UK universities continue to enrich and impart knowledge and understanding to students globally. International students studying in the UK bring a large amount of revenue, equivalent to 3 billion pounds, to the country’s economy.

 

International students are important for the success of the UK’s higher education system. They contribute approximately 8% to higher education budgets and also contribute to local economies through their off-campus spending. These students studying in the UK are likely to become political leaders, captains of industry and opinion formers of the future. These links play an important role for the UK in trade and diplomatic terms. Twenty-five percent of immigrants to Britain are students and the number is bound to rise in coming years. The influx of international students is mainly the result of marketing efforts of higher educational institutions. UK universities fiercely sell their courses to international students.

 

Each foreign students brings around 15,000 pounds in the way of fees and living expenses. UK universities continue to play an important role in an uncertain economy. International students pay full tuition fees while enabling universities to provide subsidized education to local students.  In a scenario where government funding is felt inadequate, international students bring a bounty of funds that can be used by universities to improve their education and research standards to stay ahead in global competition. UK universities now generate about 59 billion pounds and have left behind sectors such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, advertising and the postal industry. The importance of the education sector in the UK is increasing gradually. The focus of UK universities is research and teaching.  Some universities are, however, research intensive and transfer knowledge to businesses and other organizations.

 

This procedure is called knowledge transfer, and UK universities use expertise and the facilities of these business communities in return.  Governments in different parts of the UK are encouraging universities to seek private funding.  Universities establish links with businesses and industries in several disciplines in long and short-term research. Some universities have also established regional consultancy agencies to foster ties with the industry. UK universities are expected to play a greater role in the UK’s knowledge-driven economy.  The global completion and requirement of funds will push universities to look for alternative ways of funding in future.

 

 

Retrieved from “http://www.articlesbase.com/international-business-articles/uk-education-sector-opportunities-for-foreign-investors-3348345.html

(ArticlesBase SC #3348345)

editor investinuk -
About the Author:

The United Kingdom is an investment hot spot for investors from all over the globe and many share market stalwarts have chosen to invest UK for decades, and will continue to do so for many more. We also provide online information for: UK investment services

]]>

Rate this Article

1
2
3
4
5

vote(s)
0 vote(s)

Feedback
RSS
Print
Email
Re-Publish

Source:  http://www.articlesbase.com/international-business-articles/uk-education-sector-opportunities-for-foreign-investors-3348345.html

Article Tags:
uk education sector, education sector invest, invest in uk, fdi in uk, uk investment guide, uk investment advice

Related Videos

Related Articles

Latest International Business Articles
More from editor investinuk


What to Consider Before Investing in an MBA Education – Nina Godiwalla

In Chapter 10 of 14, Suits: A Woman on Wall Street, author and Wharton MBA graduate Nina Godiwalla reflects on her experience at the University of Pennsylvania. (02:14)


Universal Preschool

This video from ReasonTV shows you today’s universal pre school education programs. (09:41)


How to Understand Investment habits of the wealthy

Learn about the investment habits of the wealthy and how to mimic them. (04:24)


How to Invest Real Estate

Learn about investing in property even in todays current recession. (04:01)


Joe Wolf on For-Profit Education Stocks

Even after working through the impact of impending regulations, valuations for the for-profit educators are far higher than where they are trading today, says RS Investments manager Joe Wolf. (03:53)

How to start business in Sri Lanka

A step guide to start a business in Sri Lanka

By:
Tania Mendisl

Business>
Entrepreneurshipl
Sep 17, 2010
lViews: 215

Problems of International Freight are handled by Full Cargo Services

The international trade has many facets that have to be taken care of while doing export and import business. The open cargo companies are offering foolproof transportation facilities to the clients in shifting their items from one place to another.

By:
jacksmithl

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 20, 2010

Hiring Of Open Cargo Company Services Has Become Easier

In the industry of international shipping or freight, the role of open cargo company is very important. They are responsible for shipping cargo from one place to another in a time bound manner.

By:
jacksmithl

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 20, 2010

Accessing Open Cargo Company Services Has Become Easy Through Online

The role of cargo and freight services is very important for almost every country. The success of economy is largely dependent on the success of foreign trade.

By:
jacksmithl

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 20, 2010

How to Apply for IEC Code and Licence

The Customs Data thus is a means by which the new traders look towards joining the whopping and mammoth vicious circle of import and export business and also can decide on which commodity to trade in as the custom rates are different for different items and thus make a bright new beginning a growing strategy.

By:
Jayden Williaml

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 19, 2010

Customs Data – Increase your business in proper way

The Customs Data thus is a means by which the new traders look towards joining the whopping and mammoth vicious circle of import and export business and also can decide on which commodity to trade in as the custom rates are different for different items and thus make a bright new beginning a growing strategy.

By:
Jayden Williaml

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 19, 2010

Costs and Benefits of Adopting the International Financial Reporting Standards

The world is a changing place, especially in the business world. Technology has revolutionized the way everyone does business. Our markets have grown from being largely domestic in nature to being global; this change has required many aspects of businesses to change, including the way that their financials are reported. The need for a unified accounting format has never been more prevalent than the present.

By:
Andrew Bergerl

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 19, 2010

What Transmission Shifts Your Gearbox?

The automotive marketplace is on the move! It is the usual practice that rather than make ‘major changes,’ automakers make ‘useful improvements’ to their vehicle gearbox offerings.

By:
Angelal

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 19, 2010

6 Signs that Your Head Ring Joint Gasket Has Failed

Of the many things that can go wrong with your car, a blown head gasket is one of the worst. It can leave you stranded. The repair is expensive if you have to pay someone to do it for you. It is difficult to do yourself. Diagnosing a blown head gasket can be a tough job, too.

By:
yiyi lil

Business>
International Businessl
Nov 19, 2010

Business Opportunities in Oxford, UK

Oxford is located in southeast England. It comes under the county of Oxfordshire and the rivers Thames and Cherwell run across it. The University of Oxford is world renowned and is the oldest university of the English speaking world.

By:
editor investinukl

Business>
International Businessl
Oct 04, 2010

UK Education Sector – Opportunities for Foreign Investors

Universities in the UK have been an educational Mecca for students aspiring for higher education. However, with passing time the education system in the UK is lagging behind in the modern global setup.

By:
editor investinukl

Business>
International Businessl
Sep 27, 2010

Yorkshire – Best Investment destination in UK

The Yorkshire city of UK provides investors with access to leading industry sectors including those of chemical, advanced engineering and materials, digital and new media and environmental technologies.

By:
editor investinukl

Finance>
Investingl
Sep 20, 2010

Invest in UK Food and Drink Industry

The food and drink industry in the UK generates over 77.4 billion pounds annually and employs more than 500,000 people. The UK food and drink industry is one of the best and most competitive in the world.

By:
editor investinukl

Business>
International Businessl
Sep 13, 2010

City of Dundee – Innovation Centre of Scotland

The city of Dundee is the fourth largest in Scotland and lies in the North bank of the Fifth of Tay that empties into the North Sea. The 2006 population estimates placed the metropolitan population at 159,522

By:
editor investinukl

Business>
International Businessl
Sep 06, 2010

Investment in UK Retail Sectors

Retail is often viewed as the starting point for many entrepreneurs. Many businesspersons use the retail sector to establish their base and then invade other business sectors.

By:
editor investinukl

Finance>
Investingl
Aug 30, 2010

Investment Opportunities in North Eastern England

The North Eastern England comprises of the Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and the Tees Valley. North Eastern England has an economy that is dominated by the manufacturing, business services and the public sector.

By:
editor investinukl

Finance>
Investingl
Aug 16, 2010

Larnakshire – Provides UK best Investment Opportunities

Larnakshire is popularly known for its sources of gold, silver, energy, minerals, precious stones, farm produce and dairy products. It is also known for its enterprising, skilled labor and modern economy.

By:
editor investinukl

Business>
International Businessl
Aug 10, 2010

Add new Comment

Your Name: *

Your Email:

Comment Body: *

 

Verification code:*

* Required fields

Submit

Your Articles Here
It’s Free and easy

Sign Up Today

Author Navigation

My Home
Publish Article
View/Edit Articles
View/Edit Q&A
Edit your Account
Manage Authors
Statistics Page
Personal RSS Builder

My Home
Edit your Account
Update Profile
View/Edit Q&A
Publish Article
Author Box


editor investinuk has 44 articles online

Contact Author

Subscribe to RSS

Print article

Send to friend

Re-Publish article

Articles Categories
All Categories

Advertising
Arts & Entertainment
Automotive
Beauty
Business
Careers
Computers
Education
Finance
Food and Beverage
Health
Hobbies
Home and Family
Home Improvement
Internet
Law
Marketing
News and Society
Relationships
Self Improvement
Shopping
Spirituality
Sports and Fitness
Technology
Travel
Writing

Business

Agriculture
Ask an Expert
Business Ideas
Business Opportunities
Corporate
Customer Service
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Franchise
Fundraising
Home Business
Human Resources
Industrial
International Business
Leadership
Management
Negotiation
Networking
Non Profit Organizations
Online Business
Organizational
Outsourcing
Presentation
Project Management
Public Company
Public Relations
Sales
Six Sigma
Small Business
Strategic Planning
Team Building
Training

]]>

Need Help?
Contact Us
FAQ
Submit Articles
Editorial Guidelines
Blog

Site Links
Recent Articles
Top Authors
Top Articles
Find Articles
Site Map

Webmasters
RSS Builder
RSS
Link to Us

Business Info
Advertising

Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the Terms Of Use and Privacy Policy | User published content is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
Copyright © 2005-2010 Free Articles by ArticlesBase.com, All rights reserved.

The United Kingdom is an investment hot spot for investors from all over the globe and many share market stalwarts have chosen to invest UK for decades, and will continue to do so for many more. We also provide online information for: UK investment services

UK Service Sector Growth Improves Unexpectedly

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

UK wants Olympic site to rival Silicon Valley
Britain’s prime minister wants London’s Olympic Park to rival California’s Silicon Valley as a place where world leading technology companies can do business, and on Thursday outlined ambitious plans to lure investors and entrepreneurs to gritty east London.

Read more on AP via Yahoo! News

Chief Minister Welcomes MP’s Praise For Thriving Manx Economy
Chief Minister Tony Brown MHK has welcomed comments made by Mark Field MP who urged the Coalition Government to look towards the Isle of Man for inspiration on how to rebalance the UK economy.

Read more on Manxnet

UK Service Sector Growth Improves Unexpectedly
UK service sector growth improved unexpectedly in October to a four-month high on higher activity and new work, a survey showed Wednesday.

Read more on RTT News

Employment drops in UK games sector

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

UK’s proposed cap on migration may not work
There is some potential good news for Indians wanting to migrate to the UK.

Read more on IBN live

UK wants Olympic site to rival Silicon Valley
Britain’s prime minister wants London’s Olympic Park to rival California’s Silicon Valley as a place where world leading technology companies can do business, and on Thursday outlined ambitious plans to lure investors and entrepreneurs to gritty east London.

Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance

Employment drops in UK games sector
The UK’s video games developments sector has seen a drop in employment of nine per cent since July 2008.

Read more on Daily Telegraph

What could be the suitable thesis topics in banking (related to finance) sector?

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

I have completed masters in Business studies (finance). Now I have to write a thesis which is compulsory. I am interested to write on topic related to banking industry. It is very hard to make available all the data and some time banks do not provide most of their reports considering it confidential. So in the circumstances of limited resources and data I have to complete a thesis. Please suggest me.

Do you think the UK should encourage business in the manufacturing sector to expand its output and take up..>?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Do you think the UK should encourage business in the manufacturing sector to expand its output and take up the decline experienced by the service sector and help the economy out of these recent problems?

How do i get a job in the finance or banking sector in London?

Monday, August 30th, 2010

How do i get a job in the finance or banking sector in London?
I just completed a biomedical degree.

but i want to jump into finance. how do i do that ?
i dont want to be a number crunching accountant.

but i want a job in finance.

what are my options or where can i go to get advice and guidance or what course like CIMA do i need to study?
i havent got sales experience to go into a bank job and its too long waiting for a vacancy.