No-one gets it right first time. This podcast series is packed with useful lessons from successful businesspeople - and some funny stories too.

Starting a business is not easy; nine in ten new firms fail. Danielle Haley explains how to make your start-up one of the successful ones.

Getting funds or investment for your business takes preparation. Clive Hyman guides you through six steps to successful fund-raising.

Understanding VAT can be a challenge for small businesses - and the rules are particularly complex for trades. Benjamin Dyer looks at the issues.

Whether transport strikes, or weather disruption, planning ahead can keep your business running when staff can’t get to work.

Where did we find answers before Google? Information search through the ages – from encyclopaedias and Yellow Pages to Ceefax and AQA.

New research shows that teenagers are increasingly using Instagram to follow their idols, keep up with trends and present their "true self" to the world.

Small firms in London are attracted to areas with excellent transport links and commercial development, such as Kings Cross and Waterloo.

Working in recruitment calls for specific abilities including listening, patience and, above all, people skills. Have you got what it takes?

Rory Hope on the five technology must-haves for every start-up business, including accounting software, social media and digital filing.

Benjamin Dyer explains how to make more money when you run a trade business by keeping your costs down and getting your pricing right.