Private equity crowdfunding can level the playing field and open up the market to new investment – but it’s being abused by famous figures, according to the founder of Better Capital.
99% of businesses across Europe are affected by the Small Business Act (SBA). Now, the European Commission is calling for SME owners to give their opinions on how EU-wide laws can better serve the business community.
The Barking Enterprise Centre, created by IT and business services provider Agilisys, yesterday celebrated gaining official status as an Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) Recognised Centre.
There is, sadly, such a thing as bad publicity and in the internet age it can take a long time to go away. In his book The Media Training Bible, Brad Phillips has six suggestions for dealing with hostile journalists, without resorting to pushing them under a subway train, House of Cards style.
Dave Gannon was running a restaurant in the French Alps when he hit on a great idea for making quick, hearty meals for staff with little time to eat them. This week, the Curry Dave brand celebrated the news that Ocado and Tesco will be the first supermarkets to stock its "currizza" range.
A quarter of people who have set up SMEs in the past three years say that they have regrets about creating their company – but less than a fifth would consider working for someone else.
So much to do, just 24 hours in a day to do it in. How on earth did overachievers like Beethoven, Freud and Maya Angelou get everything done? This infographic breaks down the daily routines of 16 of the greatest thinkers, writers, artists and musicians in history.
The boutique gym venture 1Rebel surpassed its £1.15m funding target in just 11 days, raising a total of £1,559,370 – 136% over target – through the crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.
Richard Reed and two co-founders launched Innocent Drinks after customers at a festival stall voted for them to quit their day jobs and make smoothies full time. But how did he get from there to £multi-million success?
The UK government has launched a new scheme that aims to help entrepreneurs set up and run their businesses from home.
