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Insurance firm predicts bumper year

Alan Boswell Group offices in Thorpe Road, Norwich. Photo: Jerry DawsInsurance broker Alan Boswell Group has predicted a bumper year for sales as the financial services industry shows signs of recovery. The Norwich-based firm, which sells cover for businesses, individuals and landlords and offers independent financial advice, saw turnover of £9.

Jason Borthwick.Hostel could spark backpacker boom

The entrepreneur behind plans for a major hostel in Norwich has said the proposals could spark a boom in backpackers visiting the region.

Property signs provided by Agency Express.Firm reports rise in number of homes on the market

Recovery in the UK housing market is slow but East Anglia is ahead of the trend, according to latest figures from a local firm serving estate agents.

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Norfolk contractor buys green machine for green scheme

Specialist contractor Oli Arnold has bought a top-of-the-range machine to harvest more than 800 acres of energy maize crops. He plans to start harvesting maize next week as the construction work on a £2m bioenergy plant at Spring Farm, Taverham, near Norwich, continues apace.

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Mary-Jane Kingsland - women's business

Did you see the report, published earlier this month, suggesting that two thirds of employees would rather work for a man than a woman? The survey, carried out by online recruitment firm UKJobs.

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Kate Elliott. Photo: Sonya DuncanTaking the reins after a hard day in the office

In the fourth part in our series looking at business people and their hobbies, Kate Elliott tells DAVID BALE how she relaxes by helping disabled people ride horses after she has had a hard day at the office.

 


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Is now the time to invest in property?

At the moment I'm getting a lot of enquiries from small businesses and investors wanting to buy commercial property. Cash is earning little in the bank and rumour is values are low and potential returns high.

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.Creativity the key to our future, expert will explain

An education expert who has advised world governments, been knighted for services to the arts and co-chaired a conference with the Dali Lama will talk at an event in Norwich later this year. Sir Ken Robinson has worked for the UK and US governments as well as several in Asia, and is also a best-selling author. He was a central figure in creating a strategy for economic development as part of the Northern Ireland peace process and also co-chaired the World Peace Conference in Vancouver with the Dali Lama.

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