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• How I bought... a pub
• Debbie bought a lease on a pub for £70k. She says: “If it is what you really want then don’t give up. However, you must really get to know and understand the business you are buying.”
• See more in: buy a business, Pubs, alcohol, leisure, bars, retail, Essex, interviews

• What it takes… to run a pub
• Before you try to buy a pub, heed the advice of Adam Smith of Punch Taverns.
• See more in: Pubs, leisure, bars, guides, industries

• Nightclubs
• Nightclubs have changed significantly over the last few years, but is it a good industry to get into?
• See more in: nightclubs, leisure, entertainment, alcohol, guides

• Pubs
• A third of the adult population drinks in pubs, but profits in the trade were down 15% in 2007. So what are the prospects for new pub landlords in 2008?
• See more in: pubs, alcohol, leisure, licensing, bars, guides

• The smoking ban: winners and losers
• Much of the debate about the impending smoking ban has centred around the tension between public health and civil liberties. But what of the effect on business?
• See more in: smoking ban, smoking, pubs, bars, restaurants, cafes, off licences, nightclubs, patio heaters, awnings, snuff alcohol, cigarettes, bingo, dry cleaners, news analysis

• Howard Schultz
• How one man's persistent nagging helped to spawn a coffeeshop empire.
• See more in: Howard Schultz, Schultz, Starbucks, coffee, coffeeshops, coffeeshop, drink, retail, profiles

• David Filo and Jerry Yang
• Filo and Yang started Yahoo so that students at Stanford could find the websites they wanted. Ten Years later the web portal is used around the globe.
• See more in: David Filo, Jerry Yang, Yahoo, internet, online, search engines, profiles

• Sandwich shops
• Over two billion sandwiches are purchased by Britons each year – making it a £3.5bn industry. It’s a business you can cut your teeth on, along with a loaf or two.
• See more in: sandwich shops, food, retail, guides

• How I bought (and converted)… a pub
• Whether it’s his young age, the scale of his ambition for a humble pub or the manner in which he succeeded in the face of adversity – there are many reasons why Danny Farseer’s story is unique among BusinessWing interviews.
• See more in: Nightclubs, pubs, buy a business, buyer, interviews

• Relocate to... Glasgow
• Known in the popular imagination more for its blights, Glasgow's transformation has been inspired and the city is very much on the radar of restless business people.
• See more in: Scotland, Glasgow, relocate, relocation, regional, guides, cities

• Shoppers want high street standards online
• Eight years on from the dotcom crash, a web entrepreneur suggests that e-tailers are still getting things wrong.
• See more in: online, internet, web, news, e-tail, retail, ecommerce

• Opening a business banking account
• It goes without saying that it is better to keep your business and personal accounts separate. Here's a brief guide about setting up a business account...
• See more in: banks, business banking accounts, accounts, start a business, startups, guides

• Cafes
• Whether you’re starting an upmarket café bar or a greasy spoon, the humble cafe offers a low risk entry into catering.
• See more in: food, drinks, cafes, retail, guides

• Relocate to... Birmingham
• Its central location and inspired regeneration makes Birmingham worthy of its Second-City status and a great place to do business.
• See more in: relocate, relocation, Birmingham, regional, regions, guides

• Investors turn to old reliable as gold price soars
• The price of gold reached its highest price since 1980 on Friday.
• See more in: gold, bullion, subprime, mortgages, economic, economy, investment, news

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