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Take a step back in order to go forward
How far do you need to distance yourself from day-to-day operations in order to allow other people to take charge?
Ask the Experts: How to hire professional managers
Don’t hire someone who is less talented than yourself or a person who has only worked for a large corporate, according to our experts.
Take the free and easy route
Mike Southon claims that the concept of “free” business models represents a great entrepreneurial opportunity.
Business Questions: How do I make background checks?
We are looking to appoint a non-executive director and now have a shortlist of three. Which background checks should we carry out?
Business Briefing: Recession sparks start-up interest
The recession is pushing hundreds of thousands of people into setting up a business at home, according to figures released this week.
UK businesses ‘lack sales momentum’
British entrepreneurs are underselling themselves worldwide, according to David Wei, chief executive of Alibaba.com.
Ten easy ways to murder a business
Luke Johnson puts together a top 10 “not-to-do” list for entrepreneurs. Among them? Take on too much debt, get sick, never evolve and forget your customers.
Eye over air, land and sea
Hiroyoshi Ishibashi co-founded a weather forecasting business to avert disasters and seize a market opportunity. Weathernews now leads the world in its sector and has a stock market value of Y12.2bn.
Necessity is the mother of reinvention
Many owner managers have used the downturn to re-invent themselves and, perhaps, even make their ventures stronger as a result.
Ask the Experts: Shoot the dogs
Leaders at all levels in businesses will need to reinvent themselves not as a one-off change but as an ongoing commitment.
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