Rule 1: It’s all your fault
I’ve set up five companies in the past five years and I’ve learned some simple but powerful lessons along the way. Rule number one: the only person to blame for your business is you.
Vince Cable launches “Made By Britain”
Business Secretary Vince Cable has launched ???Made By Britain??? ??? a new campaign to promote Britain???s best manufacturing firms.
Business Buddy scheme matches MPs with entrepreneurs
MPs are set to learn about the realities of running a small business through special work experience placements this summer. Prizes for guessing where Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin is going to be working…
Business Growth Fund opens Bristol office
The Business Growth Fund has opened its fourth UK office, in Bristol, led by former LDC head Paul Oldham.
John Sollars
Ink-cartridge retailer John Sollars, founder of Stinky Ink, on being a grumpy old man, fraud scams and the Wolves.
Think like a winner and you’ll become one
Positive thinking. Does it really work?
Knowing your customer
Knowing who you’re doing business with is hugely important for your business. Here’s how to know your customer.
A ?10m tale of trouble
Ian Millner, founder of creative agency Iris, explains how winning an interest-free loan was almost the undoing of his business.