Being smart about your new franchise: checklist before signing a lease agreement
If you are thinking about starting a small business, franchising can offer many benefits. Franchising systems generally include a proven business model, an established brand or product and support from the franchisor through existing infrastructure and marketing schemes. This publication has a checklist of things you should consider before signing your lease agreement.
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Medical indemnity insurance: fourth monitoring report
Medical indemnity insurance is a form of liability insurance that indemnifies medical practitioners for financial loss arising from actions brought against them as a result of the performance of their professional duties. Claims against medical practitioners relate to personal injury and death, and are lodged against a medical practitioner as a result of a breach, or perceived breach, of a given standard of care in the treatment of a patient.
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Broadband—connection speeds
Looking for a new broadband connection? Confused about claims made by internet service providers regarding broadband speed? This publication lists some useful facts and tips for the consumer.
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Cartel conduct—how it affects you and your business
A cartel exists if two or more competing businesses agree to fix prices, divide markets, rig bids for tenders or restrict output. Cartel conduct reduces competition in the market and promotes inefficiencies and distortions that filter through the entire economy. This behaviour invariably hurts small business and consumers. Cartels are estimated to add 10 per cent to the cost of most products in markets where they exist.
