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Entrepreneurs

The Entrepreneurs archive offering advice and tips to help small businesses start and succeed in business.

News

Children from entrepreneurial families want to start their own business

Most students from entrepreneurial families do not want to take over the family business, research finds.

Advice

How small businesses are being more energy efficient in their operations

Here, in association with the Federation of Small Businesses, we speak to companies about the measures they are taking to be more energy efficient, not just for cost-saving purposes but also out of respect for the environment.

Business Ideas & Planning

How to innovate: Creating new and groundbreaking products

Brigette Bard discusses the hot topic of innovation; taking an idea from brainstorm, to concept, to strategy, to launch.

Business Ideas & Planning

Creating the next big food start-up: Do you have what it takes?

Here, Tom Mercer talks to the owners of two early-stage food businesses about why they started and the hurdles they faced.

Business management

From good to great: How scaling is the next stage in innovation

To scale or not to scale? Arina Osiannaya discusses why now might be the time for high-growth ambitions.

News

Business owners bullish about growth over coming years

Two thirds of SME business owners are optimistic about the growth of their business over the next five years, research finds.

News

Business owners confident about the future of their company

Owner-managers are more optimistic than they were 12 months ago, research finds.

News

Small business owners ready to fight for their company

More than two thirds of small business owners around the world have dived into personal savings or re-mortgaged their homes to make a success of their company, research finds.

Advice

The importance of small businesses in the UK economy

Here, we look at the challenges on the path to prosperity for small businesses, including regulation, red tape and access to finance.

Work life balance

Family friendly working: It’s now or never

Rebecca Bridges discusses the modern requirement to allow more flexible working arrangements for employees looking to have a family.

Blog

Achieving more through stress avoidance

In this piece, David Cliff ruminates on striking the right balance between acquiring luxuries and having the time to enjoy them.

Advice

Five steps to cutting entrepreneurial excuses

Beatrice Bartlay discusses why being honest with oneself and stopping making excuses is worthwhile behaviour as a business owner.

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?

Business Technology

Future-proof your business communications set-up

Landlines as we know them will be scrapped in 2027 – along with a raft of upcoming business changes. Here's how to ensure your communications set-up is fit for whatever the future brings

Business Loans

A guide to getting a small business loan

Everything you need to know on what small business loans are and what types of loan are available for your business.