Exit Strategies

It's going to be a buyer's market over the coming 18 months, so if you're looking to sell your company you will have to be at the top of your game to negotiate the best price. Marc Barber reports.

Alternative Finance for Business

Choosing between debt or equity finance, or a mixture of the two, could be the most important business decision you ever make. Nick Britton speaks to entrepreneurs, financiers and advisers about the pros and cons of each

Human Resources

Obesity is a killer, according to the latest furore in the press. So how can you bring health and happiness to your employees?

Growth Planning

If you’re looking to expand internationally, franchising could be a sound choice

Entrepreneurs

Anyone can spot an opportunity, but it takes someone special to seize it. He speaks to Ernst & Young’s 2006 Entrepreneur of the Year, Jonathan Straight, about how he built a £28 million turnover company from a business that no-one wanted.

Entrepreneurs

How to Turn Your Business into the Next Global Brand: Creating and Managing a Franchised Network, by Brian Duckett and Paul Monaghan - reviewed by Derek Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Storm Communications