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Start-up loans for young entrepreneurs expanded

Over the past year, we saw swathes of government policies aimed at getting business moving in this fetid economic climate, some promising, some half-baked. Now there's a new one, or at least a development of an old one, to inspire or deflate entrepreneurs for the new year.

News

Businesspeople more risk-averse than general population

British entrepreneurs demonstrate a far more prudent and risk-averse attitude than the general public, according to a psychological study.

News

SME owners putting houses on the line 

Nearly one in five small business owners admit that they have had to sell or remortgage their home in order to gain enough capital to start or run a business.

Business Ideas & Planning

Why I started a business: Serial entrepreneur

Norman Shaw, founder of mobile data security company ExactTrak, talks funding, intellectual property and entrepreneurial ambition.

Business management

A tailored night out

Nick Telson co founded DesignMyNight.com, an online service that helps users plan their evening's entertainment, with a university friend in 2009. He talks to SmallBusiness.co.uk about starting up.

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Achieving happiness as a business owner

Author Simon J Benn continues his advocacy of positive thinking as an entrepreneur.