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Thursday 19 January 2017 4:22 amThe gateway to a new business order: Why crowdfunding is just the start of the next era of organisationsBy: Harriet GreenShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleA new campaign appeared on crowdfunding platform Crowdfunder this week. Scottish energy firm Our Energy is raising pound;450,000 to set up an alternative gas and electricity provider.Fed up with Big Six high tariffs and just lining shareholdersrsquo; pockets, founders David Pike and Karen Snode decided to start a competitor, with plans to be operational by the end of the year.In addition to furnishing consumers with a new provider, Our Energy is also using the crowdfunding mechanism to create a new so
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Sunday 24 October 2010 10:45 pm|Updated:Thursday 30 May 2019 5:46 amTrades Union Congress warns of biggest protestBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleUNION umbrella body the Trades Union Congress TUC at the weekend warned that it will stage the biggest and boldest demonstration in its history next March, in protest at the scale of government spending cuts.The TUCrsquo warning came after the government last week announced plans to cut half a million
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