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How to ruin your chances of referrals

28 May 20139 December 2018 Columns, Sales Andy Preston 0 Comments

During a discussion with a group of networking contacts recently, I realised that we all knew at least one person who was ruining their chances of getting referrals just by trying to be seen as a ‘jack of all trades’.

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The UK must do more to attract Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) if it is to support business growth and maintain global competitiveness, according to leading audit and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.

UK must attract more Chinese investment to support growth

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