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The lack of initiatives to help British SMEs thrive is a recipe for trouble, entrepreneur Jan Cavelle warns. Do you agree?

Entrepreneur Jan Cavelle opens up about how she successfully avoided having a meltdown. Here is how you can stay happy and healthy.

Topics: Management & HR

Suffolk-based furniture entrepreneur Jan Cavelle is working flat out to keep her business alive. But, she admits, the lifestyle is killing her.

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Both the fuel industry and the Royal Mail offer terrible service and huge price increases. How can they get away with it? If an SME acted in the same way, it would be business suicide.

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The petrol strikes are irresponsible and idiotic, says Jan Cavelle. Ministers and unions need to reach an agreement.

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Though happy with the Budget overall, entrepreneur Jan Cavelle asks where are the measures to help silverpreneurs start up.

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Mentors and coaches, coaches and mentors: does the government actually know the difference, asks Jan Cavelle.

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Business shows on TV can be a little over the top, but overall they're a net positive for the country, argues Jan Cavelle.

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Another ridiculous report was published last week highlighting the "plight" of mothers who are forced to accept badly paid, low-skilled jobs after having children.

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Business owner Jan Cavelle writes a disgruntled letter to the meddlesome Prime Minister on credit ratings, quotas and share schemes.

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How do you motivate staff in a manufacturing firm, based in an industrial town, where large numbers of staff are only interested in working enough to buy their Friday night down the pub?

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Love her or loathe her, business owners can learn a great deal from the Iron Lady.

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How can you have a positive influence on your business if you're too stressed to enjoy it?

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Managers are split into two categories: rescuers and delegators. Which one are you?

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For the sake of the workers, trade unions need to stop navel-gazing and get on the side of business, argues Jan Cavelle.

Topics: Management & HR