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        <![CDATA[Bob Mecrate-Butcher, partner at Charles Russell, looks at how corporate leaks can first be prevented and then plugged when they do occur.]]>
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        <![CDATA[David Freedman, associate director at behavioural change consultancy Huthwaite International, looks at how best to approach to issue of&#160;procurement &#8211; and the people that pull the strings.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Smokers cost UK employers up to &#163;2.1 billion a year]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Why e-cigarettes might be the solution to a loss of productivity caused by smoking breaks.&#160;]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[How the skills of Manchester United&#39;s Alex Ferguson can be used to construct a winning business&#160;team]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Fairline Boats plots course for calmer seas as Better Capital support brings return to profit]]></title>
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     <title><![CDATA[Investment for business growth video: Deciding when and how to take on backing]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[Knowing&#160;the right time to take on an external investor was the question posed to four companies already backed by the Business Growth Fund.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Investment for business growth video: How acquisitions can accelerate growth]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[As part of an exclusive roundtable hosted by GrowthBusiness, we speak to four Business Growth Fund investments to see how M&amp;A is working now capital is on the table.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[The Business Growth Fund: Two years of operation in numbers]]></title>
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