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Overcoming obstacles to start-up success

How can you avoid your new business being one of the 60% that fail within three years? Mark Wright, winner of The Apprentice, shares his experience

Advice

10 celebrities turned entrepreneur

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow started her Goop wellness lifestyle brand from her kitchen back in 2008, sending out a homemade newsletter. Today that business has been valued at $250m.

Advice

Overcoming obstacles to start-up success

How can you avoid your new business being one of the 60% that fail within three years? Mark Wright, winner of The Apprentice, shares his experience

10 celebrities turned entrepreneur

Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow started her Goop wellness lifestyle brand from her kitchen back in 2008, sending out a homemade newsletter. Today that business has been valued at $250m.

10 celebrities turned entrepreneur

Benedict Cumberbatch

Business management

Former Start-Up Series winner discusses his next growth stage – Matthew Oldham, Unizest

By securing equity investment from The Start-Up Series competition, Matthew Oldham has created an app-based current account designed for people coming to the UK to work or study

News

A third of small businesses fear they can’t repay Covid loans

Small businesses worry that as government support dries up, they'll struggle to repay their Covid-19 loans and will need further aid

News

Sunak offers £500m for older workers to plug gaps in small business workforce

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to announce measures to bolster the workforce, such as helping older people get into work

20 best quotes about being an entrepreneur

Gretta Rose van Riel

20 best quotes about being an entrepreneur

Ryan Holmes

Marketing

The essential guide to small business marketing

In this guide, we look at how small business marketing can be made easy for new company owners.

Podcasts

Carina Lepore: ‘I saw Lord Sugar’s car and it was a sign’

In this episode of Small Business Snippets, Anna Jordan meets entrepreneur and The Apprentice winner, Carina Lepore

Accounting

5 steps to bolster your business finances

Too many of us are guilty of not paying enough attention to day-to-day financials. Mark Wright helps change your money mindset.

Sole trader

Setting up as a sole trader – a business is born

Setting up as a sole trader is the preferred option for many businesses starting out. James Johnson guides you through what to do

Partner content

What are the benefits of business broadband?

Business broadband offers a host of advantages over standard domestic connections, here’s why you should be considering an upgrade

Partner content

How should I select my business broadband provider?

As with any supplier, it’s important to do your research and ask important questions before you select a broadband provider for your business. But what are the must-have things you should take into consideration?

Partner content

Why your business should switch to a broadband-based phone network

Analogue phone systems are increasingly being replaced by smarter broadband based networks – here’s why you should consider switching

Partner content

Streamlining document management for your small business

David Malan, sales director of DocuWare for the UK and Ireland, explains how the platform can streamline your document management