Looking for a start up business idea but worried about whether it will be a recession proof business idea, read how to guides to help decide which businesses perform well in a recession and what industries are recession proof.

Starting a bookkeeping business

Simon Dolan wanted to be a rock star, but becoming a bookkeeper made him more money then he could have imagined.

Recession proof Business Ideas

Running a franchise significantly reduces the risk associated with setting up alone

Choosing recession-proof franchises

Choosing a franchise that can withstand tough times is more imperative than ever.

Recession proof Business Ideas

The fortunes of livestock farmers diverge from their arable counterparts’

Farms for sale: a buyer's guide

Farmland is attracting lifestyle buyers in greater numbers.

Food Franchise Ideas

Subway seemed to become a major high street presence almost overnight

The Subway franchisee

Mark Rannard never knew he was the entrepreneurial type.

Recession proof Business Ideas

Fast-food franchises like Subway have extremely high success rates (image courtesy of Stywiz)

Five uncomplicated recession-proof businesses

Here are businesses any hard-working entrepreneurial person can run.

Food Business Ideas

Jill Willis gives advice on how to start a cafe in the recession

Starting a cafe in a recession

Trading conditions are challenging, but recession also opens up opportunities.

Service Business Ideas

PC entrepreneur Ben Nami has a knack of getting into industries aligned with the zeitgeist

Starting a PC business

Ben Nami talks about his computer repair and sales business, SmartFixIT.

Retail Business

Newspaper sales might be falling, but newsagents sell plenty of other recession-proof essentials

Running a newsagents

Newsagency requires a hard-headed approach.

Service Business Ideas

Young and female: a mixed blessing for Sophie, left, and Lucy

How we started... an accountancy firm

Sophie and Lucy are far from the archetypal accountancy owners.

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