Government 'keen to encourage start-up firms'

Attacks on executive pay 'damage entrepreneurial culture'

Almost half of all the electricity that businesses consume is used outside office hours

Action on company owners who deduct money from employees' pay packets

Up to 35 companies will be seed-funded by the Orion Fund

Starting point for division of assets is equality, but your respective needs and contributions can often vary this

It takes considerable effort to turn round fire-sale acquisitions

'Taking on a business turnround is not for the faint-hearted'

It's dangerous to give money to entrepreneurs

Too many people who think about launching a start-up don't take the plunge because they suffer from an irrational fear of failure, writes Luke Johnson

When Anne Wood launched Teletubbies it became an unexpected global hit and cemented her own reputation, writes Emma Jacobs

From specialist courses to incubators, the business of start-ups is being taken increasingly seriously

Students need to be shown how to use their abilities to build different businesses

Entrepreneurs are turning to business schools for the management education they have missed out on

The dream of every sales manager is to have a healthy pipeline of customers who provide them with recurring revenue as part of a long-term service contract.

Hairdressing chain trims numbers because of increases to minimum pay

Popularity grows with small businesses

Change to income tax rules on distributions

Ex-staff member has joined new company