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- The modern business owner
- Shifting perceptions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurialism mean people should find it easier to draw inspiration from business.
- See more in: entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, report, LSE, 1980s, ethical consumerism
- History of business – regulation in the Middle Ages
- Bureaucracy is a major bugbear of small-business owners, but even hundreds of years ago there were plenty of hoops for the small businessman to jump through.
- See more in: Middle Ages, bureaucracy, red tape, regulations, merchant guilds, craft guilds
- The history of business – a nation of shopkeepers
- Where did the expression come from and are we really still a nation of shopkeepers?
- See more in: shopkeeper, shopkeepers, England, Britain, UK, Napoleon, Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations
- Genius: born or made?
- Recent research has cast doubt on the idea that genius can ever be innate. Could it be true that inspiration really is 99% perspiration?
- See more in: genius, nature, nurture, education, science, philosophy
- Verbal gaffes
- A catalogue of verbal gaffes by people who really should know better.
- See more in: gaffes, quotes, humour
- The new breed of mumpreneur
- How the skills of motherhood could help equip you to run your own small business working from home.
- See more in: work from home, working from home, work, home, women in business, businesswomen, motherhood, mother, mums, children, maternity leave, mumpreneur, guides
- Buying friends reunited and other silly decisions
- New-media mistakes made by people who are usually surefooted.
- See more in: new media, internet, online, technology, social networking, MySpace, Facebook, Friends Reunited, ITV, Mark Zuckerberg, Rupert Murdoch, Bill Gates, Microsoft
- The seven happiness secrets
- How to stay sanguine no matter how bad things get - very apt in these tough times.
- See more in: happiness, guides, tips
- The changing face of work
- A guide to economic and workplace developments from 1700 to the present day, with one eye on the future, by Workology.
- See more in: history, economics, working, employment, employees, industrial revolution, timeline, labour, internet, unemployment, working hours
- Perception and reality: the brand-building guide
- A small-business guide to how various businesses establish - or fail to establish - a reputation in line with customer experience.
- See more in: brand, branding, advertising, marketing, Body Shop, Nike, Stella Artois, news analysis
- Everything in moderation – even stress
- Rather like oxygen, stress is something that continually damages us yet has been absolutely essential in the survival of our species.
- See more in: stress, work, science, biology
- Ingvar Kamprad
- He is to be commended for overhauling our previously staid living rooms, but not many married men will thank him for the hell that is: Ikea on a Sunday afternoon.
- See more in: Ingvar Kamprad, Ikea, furniture, profiles
- Martha Stewart
- What Oprah did for American women's insecurities and emotional scars Martha did for their cooking, baking and upholstery. Temporarily a billionaire, Martha Stewart made housewifery lucrative.
- See more in: Martha Stewart, businesswomen, women in business, television, magazines, cooking, decor, garden, profiles
- Buying a care home – Ron Snijders
- He had plenty of experience in the healthcare industry and one of his colleagues started their own business, so he thought - why not?
- See more in: care homes, nursing, elderly, disabled, buy a business, interviews
- Building customer relationships
- If cashflow is the lifeblood of your business then customers are the heart pumping it around. Know them, appreciate them, look after them.
- See more in: sales, marketing, customers, CRM, market research, guides, news analysis
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