• Schools
• A perennial political football, education is in the news again. That both main parties are now ideologically committed to private sector involvement is great news for entrepreneurs.
• See more in: city academies, schools, education, teaching, children, guide, independent schools

• 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

• How I bought a... children's sports coaching franchise
• Gareth Simpson was a good football coach when he joined Premier Sport in 2003; five years later and he's accomplished in starting a new business, too.
• See more in: buy a franchise, sports coaching, children, children's entertainment, franchisee, interview

• Buy a franchise: children's sports coaching
• Whether you have a background in sport but not in starting up a business, or vice-versa, you can be a successful Premier Sport franchisee with the right guidance and attitude.
• See more in: buy a franchise, sports coaching, children, children's entertainment, sport, coaching, franchisor, interview

• Buying a home-based franchise
• Natalie Davies how her work-life balance is so much better since she bought an Auditel franchise.
• See more in: Auditel, work from home, interview, tax, consultancy, financial, buy a franchise, franchisee, recession proof business

• Wright Brothers
• It took them ages to get their idea off the ground. But although some thought it was merely a flight of fancy, they did it, and when they did it put them on a higher plane. Sorry. That was pun-ishing.
• See more in: Wright Brothers, flight, aviation, inventor, profile

• Starting a digital marketing agency
• When a tutor at his film school asked Clint if he knew what the internet was, he said "yes". The rest, as they say, is history.
• See more in: marketing, digital, digital marketing, , interview, start a business

• Children's franchises are recession-proof
• Most parents would forgo their own pleasures before the health, wellbeing and entertainment of their offspring, so this is a robust industry right now.
• See more in: buy a franchise, franchisees, news, news analysis, children, entertainment, health, recession proof business

• The secrets of success
• Two economic experts have published their findings as to why some businesses have been run more successfully than others.
• See more in: London School of Economics, Body Shop, Webvan, success, Last FM, guide

• Philip Green
• He isn't popular with everyone, but as a retail boss Philip Green has a phenomenal record.
• See more in: Philip Green, Arcadia, retail, entrepreneur, Sir Philip Green, Topshop, , profile

• Michael Dell
• Sayings are always rather agrarian and could be updated. Thanks to Dell, which enabled people to tailor PCs to their specific needs, 'horses for courses' could have a technological update. Suggestions on an SAE...
• See more in: Michael Dell, computers, profiles, computer

• Charisnack – healthy-snack distributors
• There has rarely been a more agreeable climate for a franchise distributing healthy snacks to workplaces and schools, and donating a portion of its revenues to charity.
• See more in: buy a franchise, delivery, ethical, health food, Charisnack, food, franchise, franchisor, interview

• 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, home, motherhood, mother, children, maternity leave, mumpreneur, guide, women in business, work from home

• 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, 1980s, ethical consumerism

• Work for texperts, kill the pub quiz
• Working from home needn’t necessarily involve stuffing envelopes, telesales or telemarketing.
• See more in: work from home, telesales, telemarketing, texperts, AQA, David Platt

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