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ACCANews

  1. Start-up loan scheme for young entrepreneurs announced today bbc.in/JGInf3
  2. ACCA members get 30% discount on the signup fee for the Shared Services & Outsourcing Africa 2012 conference – bit.ly/LyoXvd
  3. NAMA chairman Frank Daly announces plans to invest €2 billion in Irish ecomony at ACCA Business Breakfast this morning bit.ly/KevRET
  4. For those stats fans - see ONS retail sales at bit.ly/Jm95JM Sales volumes for April 12 down 1.1 % when compared with April 2011.
  5. Board diversity - "incentives, not quotas" - ACCA repsonds to Brussels public consultation: bit.ly/LBRkLN
  6. Good luck to ACCA students @leinsterrugby’s Leo Cullen & @IanWhitten12 both involved tomorrow in the Leinster v Ulster #Heineken Cup Final
  7. Experience matters! We've updated our practical experience module for our students; find out how it affects you here: bit.ly/KbZSBN
  8. If you missed it earlier in the week, here's the link to our guide on how to get started with the ACCA Qualification: bit.ly/Kip25F
  9. Wondering how to get started with the ACCA Qualification? Then take a look at this: bit.ly/Kip25F #careers
  10. Want to make diversity work for your business? Check out ACCA's 5-step guide: bit.ly/KdPMXy #diversity
  11. Studying for ACCA exams later this year? Try preparing to compete in the Olympics at the same... bit.ly/I9PMBA
  12. UK: ACCA's head of tax Chas Roy-Chowdhury will be on BBC 5 Live in about 5-10 mins to talk child benefit - listen here: bbc.in/Ke13AZ
  13. 'The Treasury have devised a bad tax that HMRC are having to implement' - ACCA's head of tax on child benefit changes bbc.in/IPClZD