• Choosing recession-proof franchises
• Boom and bust has returned with a vengeance so choosing a franchise that can withstand tough times is more imperative than ever.
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• Starting a small business in a recession
• Recession is looming, but that needn’t put you off starting a small business. Some businesses are recession-proof, recession-resistant or actually perform better during a downturn.
• See more in: recession, food, luxury goods, healthcare, debt collection, solicitors, schools, maintenance, funeral parlour, franchise, grey pound, recession proof business

• 10 recession-proof businesses to buy
• It's likely to be a brief recession and any notion that boom and bust exists only in economic history is well and truly discredited. Suddenly, how recession-proof a business is matters.
• See more in: car repair, home maintenance, newsagent, convenience store, discount retail, debt collection, funeral parlour, care home, pawnshop, luxury goods, recession proof business

• Recession-proof industries
• A guide to businesses that are immune from recession, and those which are robust by dint of being the right side of history.
• See more in: recession, recession proof business, food, restaurants, fast food, budget retail, sectors, green business, pawnshops, debt collection, solicitors, guide

• Travel, leisure, luxury goods – all grey areas now
• The baby boomers are much more active consumers - and just generally more active - than previous generations, according to new research.
• See more in: middle aged, demographics, marketing, leisure, travel, research, consumers, news, silver surfers, grey pound

• Run an online retailer
• Retail or e-tail? It is becoming more and more popular to shop online as confidence grows, but is it wise to set up a virtual business?
• See more in: online retail, online, internet, retail, ebusiness, work from home, guide

• Five uncomplicated recession-proof businesses
• Just been made redundant? Worried your skills are less sought after in a recession economy? Then here are businesses any hard-working entrepreneurial person can run.
• See more in: recession, start a business, buy a business, uncomplicated businesses, sector, business ideas, recession proof business

• Running a fashion accessory business
• It's outgrowing every other sector in the clothing industry - so now could be a good time to get into fashion accessories.
• See more in: fashion, clothing, retail, fashion accessories, guide, running, designer, , start a business

• Starting a luxury accessories business
• Passionate about labour rights abroad and the importance of having women's products designed by women, Claire had a clear vision from the start.
• See more in: online, internet, retail, ebusiness, accessories, fashion, work from home, fashion accessories, entrepreneur, women in business, interview, start a business

• Reclaiming goods from insolvent customers
• Ensure the terms and conditions in your contracts with customers allow you to retrieve goods when customers run into trouble.
• See more in: law, insolvency, terms, conditions, retention of title

• VAT registration
• When VAT was introduced to the UK in 1973 the Chancellor said it was a simple tax. But if it was true then, it certainly isn't true that VAT registration is simple now...
• See more in: VAT, tax, regressive, prices, services, VAT registration, guide

• How I started... an online database of stolen goods
• One time hotelier and restaurateur Adrian Portlock tells BusinessWings about how starting his business was even more stressful than hospitality - yet still more enjoyable.
• See more in: buy a business, online, database, security, stolen goods, theft, interview, internet

• Off-licence for sale: a buyer's guide
• If there's one thing that the British love, it's alcohol. Demand is strong all year round and the off-licence trade booms during hot weather and football tournaments.
• See more in: off-licence, alcohol, retail, sector, profile, guide

• Travel franchise will buck recession, says founder
• Paul Harrison, co-founder of Future Prosperity Travel, explains how his travel franchise can offer generous returns in these times of economic turmoil.
• See more in: work from home, travel, advertorial, franchising

• Bakeries for sale: a buyer's guide
• Despite competition from supermarkets, a bakery can still be your breadwinner if you find the right mix.
• See more in: food, retail, bakery, guide

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