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Stop ignoring Twitter and join the fun

Twitter: you either “get” it or you don't, to misquote the old marmite adage. But the reasons for you and your business to use Twitter professionally are increasing day by day – here's why.

Published 1 day ago by Jason Hesse in Sales & Marketing.

Are you secretely a social entrepreneur?

New research shows that the UK could be home to 232,000 social entrepreneurs – nearly four times as many as official estimates had calculated. Do you consider your business as a social enterprise?

Published 1 day ago by Jason Hesse in Leadership.

O2 invests in youth with Think Big

On the back of O2 signing a deal with Doug Richard's School for Startups earlier this week, Britain's largest mobile phone operator has now launched a campaign to help entrepreneurial young people turn their projects into a reality.

Published 3 days ago by Jason Hesse in Sales & Marketing.

CIMA survey reveals optimism

“Banks aren't lending!”, “Red tape burden!”, “One million jobs to be lost!” - all regular news headlines in Britain. But things aren't as bad as they seem, and many entrepreneurs are actually quite positive about the future.

Published 3 days ago by Jason Hesse in Leadership.

FPB - an extra member of staff for you?

In a bid to better support the 66 per cent of businesses that want external support, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) relaunched itself today with a view to become an “extra member of staff” for Britain's small businesses.

Published 3 days ago by Jason Hesse in Employment.

Britain's 26 best finance brains: public and private

A good finance director is priceless, especially in a recession. Here are two dozen of the very best, as revealed in Real Business's shortlist...

Published 3 days ago by Matthew Rock in Finance & Banking.
Behold the 2010 Customer Kings!

The economy has taken a battering over the past year, but that hasn’t stopped some firms from laying on a royal feast for their clients. Meet...

Published 3 days ago by Carryn Dewing in Sales & Marketing.
Sir Stuart Rose is right: we're not stupid

When it comes to the public debt crisis, I'd trust Britain's smartest retailer over scaremongering economics professors any day...

Published 4 days ago by Matthew Rock in Leadership.