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  Thursday, 8th November, 2007
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Business & Consultancy News
Are the big firms ignoring the not-so-small small business market?
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week focuses on small-to-medium businesses and their struggles to find structured and affordable advice.

Small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) are the dark matter of the UK economy -- everybody knows they are out there, but no-one is entirely sure what they are up to. They are also the focus of dark suspicions, assumed to be the last hiding place of practices ranging from the inefficient to the discriminatory and downright dangerous. Full article >>>
Forthcoming events

Accenture SAP Careers Evening
Tackling complicated situations with ingenuity.
20th November - London

Strategies for Success in professional service firms
A Masterclass with David Maister
30th November - Central London

WCL
Careers Evening - Opportunities for dynamic Permanent and Associate Consultants with Government Experience
 November 2007 - London

Project and programme management consultants
Find out about career opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting
Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London

Revealed: How to Ace your Case Study Interview
Monthly workshops
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Strategy Consultants wanted for roles in London, UK (several regions), & Paris
Everything you need to know about making a strategy consulting career move in London, UK, or Paris

PIPC - Project and Programme Management Consultants
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Technical consultants – join Oracle!

Oracle are currently recruiting for a wide range of consulting roles, including Project Management Consultants, Technical Architects and CRM specialists. To find out about these challenging roles click here.
Capgemini Q3 revenues up by 11%
As Capgemini reported double-digit growth for the third quarter, it raised its operating margin goal for the year and said that it has won an extension for its outsourcing contract with British tax authorities.

Capgemini said consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2007 reached €2.088 billion against €1.881 billion for the third quarter of 2006. The company said this represents growth of 11% at current rates and perimeter and 6.2% at constant rates and perimeter.
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Ernst & Young annual global revenues rise 15% to US$21.1 billion
"Our strong performance over the last fiscal year reflects the success of our long-established strategy to develop a truly global approach to our business," said James S. Turley, Ernst & Young's Chairman and CEO. "Several years ago, we committed ourselves to a structure for the global organization which has brought together all of our 130,000 people, across 140 countries, through seven tightly integrated Area practices." Full article >>>
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Consulting MD wins entrepreneur award
Nicola Davis, managing director of N² Consulting has been named Women Entrepreneur of the Year at this year's Nottingham Business Venture (NBV) Spirit of Enterprise Awards. Full article >>>
KPMG seeks talented women in virtual world
Job seekers from around the world will be able to take part in a virtual careers forum focusing on the recruitment of women later this month, and find out about opportunities in KPMG member firms and other companies across the world. Full article >>>
Vodafone –> Consultants & Senior Consultants wanted

Do you have proven experience of business consulting and a strong grasp of telecoms/IT capabilities? Then join our exciting Enterprise Consulting team, enjoying exponential growth delivering real business value through ICT mobility.
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Going back to a company after turning them down
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Management Consultants' Blog
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  • Deloitte win 2nd "Consultants Challenge"
  • Consultants in the dock again
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    - New edition of "consultant's bible" published

    - Amdocs increases full-year revenues 14.4%

    - BT and Infosys Technologies jointly win Innovative Outsourcing Project of the Year

    - Royal & SunAlliance signs IT outsourcing deal with T-Systems

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