The SqueezeYou are in: Kent > The Squeeze  Have you ever dreamt of having your own business? Here are five top tips to get you started. Feeling the squeeze? We look at the impact of the credit crunch on Kent.  A Kent vineyard has produced a Recession Red which pokes fun at the current econonic climate.  Since becoming redundant in 2007, Julie Bevan set up her own company in Whitstable.  We look at ways to cut your food bills, speak to Kent shoppers and invite your tips and recipes.  Want to sell some jewellery but don't want to go into a shop? Elena Casas looks into gold parties.  A personal account from Suzanne in Sevenoaks on how redundancy has affected her and her family.  A group of entrepreneurial mums in west Kent has set up a support group which suits their lives.  No, not the sound of springtime, but an online phenomenon that is helping Kent's business people.  A group in Rochester meets over breakfast every week to give each other new business.  With most of us having less cash to go around, find out how to make to most of what you have got.  Today pawnbroking is making a comeback in the wake of the recession and the credit crunch.  Have you wondered how the recession started and what it really means? David Braithwaite explains all  Get all the latest news and advice on coping with the downturn here in the South East.  As the squeeze takes hold, food bills are increasing, John Warnett looks at food production in Kent.  Kevin and Tracey Brownhill spent Christmas living in their lorry after getting into debt.  The residents of Pound Road in East Peckham tell us how they are coping with the economic downturn.  There are five million people who don't claim benefits and are struggling to survive on low incomes.  The credit crunch is hitting the high street. Are Kent shoppers changing the way they shop?  Bob Dale went to meet a Kent woman who could well keep a roof over your head, if the worst happens.  A woman from Rochester talks frankly about how the credit crunch is affecting her life.  A Kent company has developed new technology that could help lorry drivers to save in fuel costs.  Local people whose livelihoods are suffering as a result of the financial squeeze speak out. You are in: Kent > The Squeeze |
