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Not enough good VC deals

An article we posted last week on ‘what VCs are looking for’ annoyed quite a few people, some of them entrepreneurs who had sought funding themselves.

Brown gets something right

For many ambitious growing companies, the government’s venture capital fund will prove the silver lining to the dark clouds of the recession.

We need to get real on debt

The UK no longer leads Europe in many things, but we do top the table when it comes to distressed companies.

Why ideas aren't enough

I’ve got a great idea for a business. I can’t tell you what it is, because I still think it could make millions one day.

Why women don’t reach the top

Pick an AIM company at random and the chances of the CEO being female are roughly 50-1. 

Loyal to the last

From the past fortnight's events, you could be forgiven for thinking that the notion of loyalty is dead.

A new global pandemic

Anxiety levels at work are rising, and strong leadership is needed to stop stress turning into panic.

Death of the newsagent

Newsagents are being put out of business by supermarkets, but how much should we care?

The "nothing" Budget

One line in Alistair Darling’s Budget speech really summed the whole thing up for me. 

Friends in need

We all want to see our friends and family members succeed in their business enterprises. But not everyone would go as far as lending them money.

The morning after

There was a point this year when you could be forgiven for deciding to make yourself a placard, paint "The End is Nigh” on it, and start pacing the streets, exuding the resigned confidence of the damned.

Beating the odds

It’s easy to be frightened by statistics. Take this week's assertion that one in 56 businesses will fail this year, and one in 50 in 2010.

The death of equities?

In 1979 Business Week published a cover story entitled ‘The Death of Equities’ (without the question mark).

When sorry’s not enough

Recently I spoke to an entrepreneur who was given days to save his profitable, growing company when his bank abruptly pulled its funding.

The return of the hard sell

Everyone hates a hard sell. It’s enough to make you turn down a good deal.

Meeting menaces: The Waffler

More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.

Reducing energy usage

Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

Meeting menaces: The Interruptor

John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.