The Government has announced that voluntary and community organisations are welcome to get involved in the development of Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), after originally excluding the third sector when it asked local authority leaders for LEP proposals... read more

One of the biggest and most successful areas in the small business publishing world is that of self-help for entrepreneurs. But how much of it is any good?... read more

Recent statistics have painted a positive outlook for both the retail and manufacturing sectors, showing an increase in retail sales and higher demand for UK-made goods... read more

Here's some good news for you this week. The majority of small business owners are generally inept when it comes to marketing and promoting themselves. So why exactly is that good news, you might ask?...  read more

Small business owners have reiterated that it is the banks' reluctance to lend, rather than weak demand, which is stifling the flow of finance to small firms... read more

A phenomenon known as the 'entrepreneurial myth' is the mistaken belief that all businesses are started up and run by entrepreneurs. In fact, in the majority of cases, small businesses are started by people who know very little about how to run a business... read more