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Entrepreneurs

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

News

Aspiring entrepreneurs turn to family partnerships

One in three Britons would pick a family member as a business partner, research finds.

Advice

Five things I would have done differently in my small business 

Tom Skinner, managing director of marketing company Go Up, reveals what he would have changed if he could have started again.

Advice

Why a partnership proposition wasn’t the right choice for my business

E-commerce expert Simon Horton shares why some partnership 'opportunities' can be more trouble than they're worth.

Advice

How to make an impact against better-established competitors

Bimla Safka discusses how a small business can be taken seriously and build a reputation in a market full of more experienced peers.

News

Small company owners believe luck is not a big factor in business

Business owners have poured cold water on the notion that you need to be lucky in order to be successful, research finds.

Advice

Taking your SME beyond the start-up phase

This article explores how to be successful in the stage of business that comes after starting up.

Advice

London vs the rest: Where to build your business empire

Geraint Evans discusses the factors to consider when weighing up the location of your company.

Blog

How to ride out the rough times as a small business owner

Beatrice Bartlay remembers the times when her business was under threat - and how she pulled through the dark days.

Blog

UK small businesses still struggling to stay afloat

James Benamor questions why the business rate cap came so late for the UK's long-suffering businesses.

Business management

Managing rapid change: Growing from eight people to 600

In this article, Jesper Frederiksen shares his advice on how to manage your business as it grows from acorn to oak tree to forest.

Business Ideas & Planning

Five things you should know before starting your first business

Abby Hardoon presents some words of wisdom to consider prior to setting up your own company.

Business management

Why mistakes make, not break, businesses

Entrepreneur Mike Odysseas discusses how he made the mistake of only focusing on the bottom line in the early stages of his business.

Business Technology

Why you should upgrade your tech now rather than later

To run an optimal business, you must have optimal tech. We explain why you must upgrade your business technology on a regular basis

Investing in a franchise

Should I buy a franchise or go solo?

Starting a new business is an exciting venture. But – especially in well-established industry sectors – a key question is whether it would be better to buy a franchise or go solo.

Partner content

16 ways to improve your business cash flow

Read here for 16 tried and tested tips and tricks to improve potential cash flow problems

Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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