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The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) are government initiatives offering some of the most attractive tax breaks available in the UK…

BM Columnist and Internet Marketing expert Maureen Wright, MD of Midland Web Solutions, explains what domain names are, how they work and whether your business needs…

The British Franchise Association (bfa) has today launched the bfa HSBC Franchisee of the Year Awards, supported by Express Newspapers, with two new award categories. The…

Ever since its inception, the use of email for business communication has received unprecedented support from all sectors. It fast became the primary form of contact…

Analysing data from Companies House, O2 Business established that last year more businesses in the UK were started on this day than any other, with a…

Some of the qualities that make you an effective entrepreneur are the same things that make you a tough boss to tolerate.

Executives who combine work and family emphasise the importance of defining success for themselves.

What are the challenges that arise when starting your own business?

Close Brothers Invoice Finance has been named the UK’s Best Factoring & Invoice Discounting Provider at the annual Business Moneyfacts awards.

One thing seems true in both life and business – all living things must continue to grow or they die.

Design expert and MD of Derbyshire-based Matchstick Design Laura Faulkner explains what you need to know if you want to rebrand your business...

We rarely think about whether presentations are the best way to express our ideas; we just blindly create and deliver them.

We all have great ideas. And we often need the help of others to let them shine. But getting people to support our brainchild is easier…

Well at least all the major British political parties can agree on one thing – the need to rebalance the UK economy away from its over…