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When Paul Holland and Adam Purrier left Yell they didn't waste their expertise in online directories.
The pair set about developing a business directory of their own and a year on they have seen Wampit.com become one of the biggest online directories in the UK.
Gordon Brown has warned of tough times ahead for the nation's economy, in a speech at Reuters on Wednesday morning.
The Prime Minister also used the Canary Wharf event to announce the Government would lay out its budget plans on March 24.

The Excel centre has provided a massive boost to London business by securing events worth an estimated £6million in the last six months.
It is believed the conferences would bring in £100million for the capital.

When a woman becomes a mother, does the glass ceiling turn into a concrete roof?
Maternity in the workplace has become even more of a conversation piece following the emergence of draft European legislation increasing paid leave.

To mark International Women's Day, Wharf lawyer Clare Murray talks about the rise of women in business
Anyone needing a reminder of the ongoing disparity between men and women in business has only to take a glance at the Equality and Human Rights Commission survey into gender pay.
Britain can expect a budget within 50 days should the Conservatives win the General Election.
David Cameron made the pledge at an event at Thomson Reuters in Canary Wharf this morning as he outlined the Tories' plans to bring the UK out the current economic slump.
West Ham's financial performance has again overshadowed its on-field activities.
The club's latest annual accounts, published yesterday, detailed how the Hammers' debts - put at around £110million by co-chairman David Sullivan - accrued under its Icelandic former owners and it makes grim reading.
HSBC has reiterated its commitment to staying in Canary Wharf after revealing a jump in underlying profits last year.
The bank made a pre-tax profit of $13.3billion for 2009, an increase of 56 per cent on the previous year, but its reported profit before tax fell by 24 per cent to $7.1billion due to losses in its American operations.
The creation of Canary Wharf has been a towering success but the benefits of the booming business district have not always been felt in neighbouring communities.
To bridge the gap the Isle of Dogs Community Foundation has spent 20 years providing funding for essential services on the Island.

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