Reading given six-point deduction for breaching EFL business plan
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Reading given six-point deduction for breaching EFL business plan

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Reading were relegated from the Premier League in 2012-13 and have since been in the Championship

Reading has been deducted six points by the English Football League for breaching the terms of an agreed business plan for a previous profit and sustainability rule breach.

It marks the first decision handed down by the independent club financial reporting unit (CFRU).

The deduction leaves Reading 20th in the Championship, with 40 points, one above the relegation zone.

Manager Paul Ince said last week he thought the punishment was coming.

In addition, Reading has agreed a new budget with the CFRU, which will

5 Things You Must Know and Do Before Writing a Business Plan
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5 Things You Must Know and Do Before Writing a Business Plan

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There are many articles about what to include in your business plan. But what about before you even start writing it? Are there things you need to know? Information you need to compile? Things to consider? You bet. Below you’ll learn five things you must know and do before sitting down to write your business plan:

1. Your business plan is a marketing document

The first thing you must understand before writing your business plan is that your plan is a marketing document. It is not a 50-page dossier explaining everything there

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Affisha Clarke Among Winners Of WEP Business Plan Competition

3 Win WEP Business Plan Competition

Three female entrepreneurs have won the Business Plan Competition held today in the Women’s Empowerment Project – SVG.

The winners are:-

1.) Mrs. Affisha Clarke – Teric’s Poultry Meats

2.) Miss Glendris Holder – Labelle’s Skin Houz

3.) Mrs. Noddie Barker-Snagg – Casa de Snagg

Each of these winners scored the highest points of the ten (10) finalists when they pitched before a panel of seven judges at the Blue Lagoon Conference Room, Ratho Mill. They will each receive an award and XCD$26,000 at the prize-giving ceremony next month.

The finalists were the Entrepreneurial

Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer
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Technology companies are proving to be the great equalizer

[Part 1 of a 12-Part Series]

Healthcare is rife with significant challenges that can in some cases be minimized at the very minimum and in most cases be eliminated by the use of technology. The 12-part series begins by elaborating on macro-level challenges that the healthcare industry is starting to address with technology to stem the bleeding/reverse the onset of more severe complications.

Challenge 1: Supply and demand

Healthcare service delivery provisioning across the globe is starkly marked by the lack of adequate supply of qualified clinicians and specialists. This situation has been significantly exacerbated in the post pandemic new