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Adventures In Micro-Business: How to escape the tyranny of the inbox Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

Each month Professor Russell Smith answers your queries

Book Review: Let My People Go Surfing, by Yvon Chouinard Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

Yvon Chouinard is a maverick, but can other budding entrepreneurs learn from his management techniques and company values to maximise their bottom line?

Book Review: The Employer Brand, by Simon Barrow And Richard Mosley Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

It's all about the brand

MBA Student of the Year awards: Challengers in the face of adversity Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

This year's finalists in the MBA Student of the Year awards are all worthy ambassadors who have helped change lives

How to get your start-up off the ground Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

The creation of informal enterprise communities and regional hubs to incubate talent is helping a number of start-ups become fully fledged businesses

Me and My Partner: The founders of a business psychology consultancy Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

Betsy Kendall met Robert Henry at Oxford University. Now they both run OPP, a business psychology consultancy with a turnover of £12m

Profile: Dr Hugh Montgomery, the master of time management Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

Dr Hugh Montgomery co-founded Rock Face Medicine, a training company, which organises conferences and seminars for senior doctors

Roger Trapp: Why direct mail will never end up on the junk heap Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 20 November 2005

Banks are abandoning blanket mailing, but small businesses know the value of cheap advertising

Roger Trapp: Business doesn't have to have an American accent Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

For all our attempts to be as enterprising as the US, the European model suits us better

Business Book: Business And The Beautiful Game, by Theo Theobald and Cary Cooper Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Comparing business with football: But are the comparisons worthwhile?

Me And My Partner: The founders of Chinasearch, a crockery matching company Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Helen Rush and Jackie Wigley met at a coffee morning in Warwickshire and set up crockery matching company Chinasearch in 1989. It now employs 35 people and turns over £1.5m

The right plan of attack is essential to woo investors Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Whether you're starting up or expanding an existing company, the key to inspiring confidence lies in a rock-solid business plan

Profile: Jason Parlour, founder of The Therapy Agency Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Russell Smith profiles an entrepreneur who runs an agency for complementary therapies

When profit is not the main motive Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Corporate Social Responsibilty has begun to spawn a whole new type of small business

Adventures In Micro-Business: Losses, loans and little ones Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Russell Smith answers your queries

Bouncing back from failure Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

When start-ups fail, entrepreneurs often return to the comfort of a regular job and a regular wage. But for the determined few, failure is not an option

Working for women in business Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 23 October 2005

Dinah Bennett has done more than many to support the creation and management of enterprises run by women

Adventures In Micro-Business: 'Businesses that are flexible are often repayed with loyalty' Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

Russell Smith answers your queries

Turning a bright idea into a market force Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

The journey from great concept to patented product is not an easy one to navigate - but help is at hand. Gareth Chadwick reports

Me And My Partner: 'I call him a spoilt brat, he calls me an old bag' Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

James Hibbert and Shirley Biggs set up bespoke tailoring company Dress2Kill in 2001. Turnover last year reached £1.5m

Prescribing a course of the right training Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

Lorraine Nuccoll started training company Rise Above last year in King's Lynn (01945 774202; www.riseabove.co.uk). Russell Smith profiles a small business with a big challenge

Roger Trapp: True entrepreneurs develop an ability to grow Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

Over the years, politicians and policymakers have made a lot of noise about encouraging business start-ups. Back in the 1980s, such programmes were little more than ill-disguised attempts at reducing unemployment figures. And, because the amount of business taught in schools and colleges was even less than it is now, the resulting ventures were often short-lived.

When the plastic's not so fantastic Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 18 September 2005

Small businesses often rely on credit cards, but there are other ways, says Paul Gosling

Beauty on the move: how one start-up grew by staying mobile Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 24 July 2005

Cathy Stewart and Ros Lewis started Witney-based beauty treatment company Cuticles Ltd in November 2002 (0800 298 7144; www.cuticles.ltd.uk).

Small in size, but big in profits and innovation Independent Porfolio Content

Published: 24 July 2005

Quirky ideas and a personal touch are helping a handful of small companies prove that size isn't everything in business
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