MEMBER OFFERS & BENEFITS TOTALCARD green Your business solution to cut costs and reduce your CO2 emissions The Telegraph Business Club has joined forces with Total UK to offer members an effective way of managing their fleet costs, reducing CO2 emissions and enhancing fuel economy. VIDEO MASTERCLASSES IN THIS WEEK’S TELEGRAPH Case Study Engineers reveal their flush hand Oil and gas specialist DPS is dipping its toes in the domestic market and changing the way we deal with waste water, writes Philip Smith. Expert Views Specialists have their say This week from the Cranfield School of Management, the National Computing Centre and BDO Stoy Hayward. Gloombusters New software is ringing the changes in clinical drug trials As the recession eats into margins, greater efficiency is a key goal for corporate strategies worldwide, and that is what Exco InTouch says it delivers. One year on... Silverstone accelerates its investment plan Ever wondered what happens to the businesses we profile and whether the expert views are acted upon? Companies profiled have the chance to report back.

CASE STUDIES Strategy: Powertraveller Charger maker finds that recognition for innovation is one thing, but making the most of it is another. Money: Yellow Octopus Jack Ostrowski thinks going to Harvard Business School will give him the contacts to take his company to the next level. People: Thomas Green’s A company specialising in British fare for expats and Anglophiles is looking for new franchisees to go further afield. Sales: Shepherds Purse Shepherds Purse has a hungry market in America but no way of getting its hand-made cheeses there economically. Technology: Abstract Group Printing company diversifies into new markets but suffers from a lack of integrated and suitable systems. Operations: Redwood Redwood is basing its growth on offering a more eco-friendly service. But will customers pay the premium? GLOOMBUSTERS The Canbury Arms Pub owner's call to Arms brings cheer to a local community. Truancy Call Birmingham-based business booms as pupils play truant from UK schools. Buhler Sortex Compulsory purchase plays key part in the firm’s resurgent fortunes. BUSINESS MATTERS Strategy: Is there a future For mobile advertising? Money: Revealed The IT expenses scandal People: Paid holidays and long term sickness absence. Sales: Search Engine Optimisation Optimising your site Technology: The effectiveness of DLP Data Breaches Operations: Using technology to support international growth ambitions. WHAT’S HOT Government must help small businesses retain staff as well as recruit, lobby says. New breed of ‘Super SMEs’ set to beat economic slowdown. Small businesses lack faith in upcoming Budget getting them through recession. Recession spawns new breed of business owner. Search is on for the most enterprising place in Britain. Getting over the hump.

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