http://www.ft.com/yourmoney/ftentrepreneurhttp://www.ft.com/rss/businesslife/entrepreneurship/yourbusinessFT.com - UK Your Businessen© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSTSun, 11 May 2008 23:28:41 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/yourmoney/ftentrepreneur(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ac2c0be-1b73-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5ac2c0be-1b73-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlNow might not seem an ideal time for a small manufacturing business reliant on the housebuilding industry to raise the price of its product. But that is exactly what Alan Burgess has been doing.Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72490c2a-1c22-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/72490c2a-1c22-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlTrying to cut prices can be as risky as increasing them, say our experts.Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0a59cc6-1d07-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d0a59cc6-1d07-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlAccountants warn of unintended consequences from the new Pensions Bill.Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54dea208-1db7-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54dea208-1db7-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlEnergy price rises are pushing businesses into fuel poverty.Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5fee7864-1ced-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5fee7864-1ced-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlAn attempt to stall legislation giving new rights to agency and temporary workers has failed.Fri, 9 May 2008 16:12 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a23a234-1148-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0a23a234-1148-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlGeoff Sayers thought he was doing all he could when he contacted health and safety officials after a meat mincer sliced off the tip of an employee's finger at his organic meat shop, Well Hung Meat. However, he ended up with a fine that almost bust the business.Fri, 2 May 2008 18:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f580b916-16ce-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f580b916-16ce-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlWell Hung Meat could make more of its ethical credentials online, say our experts.Fri, 2 May 2008 18:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b5b1566-1768-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1b5b1566-1768-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlEntrepreneurs are increasingly turning to older workers to help grow their businesses, because they feel that school leavers are just not up to the job, a recent survey has found.Fri, 2 May 2008 18:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6bba9e2-16bd-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e6bba9e2-16bd-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe government has been accused of once again ignoring the opinions of small and medium-sized businesses after announcing that its new Treasury tax policy committee would only include the UK's biggest companies.Fri, 2 May 2008 18:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd3dae72-17a3-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fd3dae72-17a3-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlConcerns are rising that the European Commission's proposed Small Business Act will fail to deliver tangible benefits for entrepreneurs.Fri, 2 May 2008 18:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8015b944-1087-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8015b944-1087-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs captive markets go, the one Nomad Digital has spotted looks ripe for picking. The challenge is coping with the volume of demand.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a71d0dc6-1087-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a71d0dc6-1087-11dd-b8d6-0000779fd2ac.htmlNomad Digital should seek partners and be prepared for a rapid pace of change, say our experts.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/703bab30-1142-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/703bab30-1142-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlPrivate equity and venture capital firms are using the credit crunch to squeeze up to 15 per cent more equity from entrepreneurs seeking investment funds.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7664c6d4-11ee-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7664c6d4-11ee-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlEntrepreneurs have attacked the European Commission's move to slash red tape in business administration as confusing and inadequate, and called for an overhaul of the regulations.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e264d06c-114f-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e264d06c-114f-11dd-a93b-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe increase in small firms' corporation tax is just important an issue as the abolition of the 10 per cent rate of personal income tax, a business group has claimed.Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:34 BST