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Rising Star: Lisa Kendrick
Lisa Kendrick co-founded software accountancy firm Liquid Accounts five years ago and recently bagged £300,000 through a government fund aimed at female entrepreneurs.
Rising Star: Rob Mathieson
Rob Mathieson backed a winning business idea when he set up betting advice and news site Tipstar.co.uk.
Rising star: Jeremy Burbidge
Jeremy Burbidge drove his business Ticket Media forward by using print technology to sell advertising space on transport tickets.
What I wish I'd known: Katherine Corich
After qualifying as a commercial pilot, New Zealand-raised Katherine Corich decided to pursue a career in information management. Her company Sysdoc is now a global success and UK sales grew more than 42 per cent last year.
Reducing salary
There are other ways of reducing your staffing budget without having to take the axe to your workforce.
Clock on to short-time working
If waiting to reduce staff overheads is something you can no longer afford to delay, short-time working could be a way to save money without letting employees go
Small businesses spring to life
It’s not all doom and gloom out there. SmallBusiness.co.uk meets four entrepreneurs who are seeing their start-ups flourish
Starting up in the capital
If you’re based in the capital and are looking for funding, there are a number of options out there.
Starting your own salon: the highlights
Hairdressing tops other professions for happiness levels – and as an industry that attracts 340 million client visits a year, you can see why. So get chopping with our guide and start making waves as a salon owner.
Safety in numbers
Even Simon Cowell and Sir Philip Green are seeing the benefits of a joint venture.
SMEs fight back against recession
With insolvencies so high, businesses are undoubtedly up against a challenging environement. David Wei, CEO of Alibaba.com, has every faith that SMEs will recover quickly.
Minster Giftware
Alibaba.com has helped Ian to ensure a healthy level of growth for the business despite the challenges thrown up by the current economic climate.
You and your accountant
The relationship between a business owner and her accountant can be absolutely critical.