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Entrepreneurs

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

Advice

Five essential characteristics of successful entrepreneurs

Here, Dessy Ohanians, managing director of executive education at the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF), writes about five essential characteristics that entrepreneurs should have in order to be successful.

News

Dream big: Brits block themselves from starting their own business

One in six UK employees prevent their dreams of starting their own businesses because they don’t know how to market themselves – and don’t have the confidence to do so.

Business management

Leadership training and how it worked for owner-managers

Steve Kempster draws on the experiences and lessons learnt from an owner-manager leadership training programme.

News

A nation with ambition: 85 per cent want to start a business

The UK is a nation with ambition: almost nine in ten Britons have an unfulfilled dream, and three quarters want to turn it in to a reality.

Business management

From school dropout to business empire: First-hand tips

In this piece Jamie Waller, CEO and founder of Firestarters, discusses his personal rise from school dropout to successful entrepreneur.

Business Technology

How to learn to be a digital entrepreneur

Here, we look at how you can acquire the key digital skills you need to start a business today.

News

UK entrepreneurs hungry for capital in 2018

More than half of entrepreneurs expect to grow their revenue by at least 50 per cent in the next year, with tech the most bullish.

News

Entrepreneurial Brits: 80 per cent want start their own business

A study from tech retailer Ebuyer.com has found that 80 per cent of Brits are entrepreneurial and have aspired to set up their own business.

Advice

How I proved to sceptics that my business model was worth investing in

American James Kornacki discusses the perilous road to investment for his wine purification company before taking the brand to the UK.

News

Entrepreneurial success depends on character, not gender

Entrepreneurial success depends on character, not gender, but female and male entrepreneurs differ significantly when it comes to romance

News

Brexit fails to dampen UK’s entrepreneurial spirit

New data from MoneySuperMarket reveals a boost in small businesses entrepreneurial spirit post-Brexit.

News

UK small businesses and entrepreneurs on the rise, says LinkedIn

The number of entrepreneurs in the UK has increased by 6.4 per cent over the last year, according to new research.

Partner content

Why you need a business bank account

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5 things every small business owner needs to know before starting

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Business management

How to create good cashflow habits

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Business Technology

How to keep your small business safe online

Here's how Security Service Edge from Vodafone can help to protect your SME from ever-increasing cyber threats