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Buying a business can be less risky than starting one. If the business has customers, then it has income. But it will need upfront investment.

Heather Baker had no previous experience of running a business, but when a local business came up for sale the opportunity was much too good to miss.

Although the rate of business failures is dropping, failures are still well above the rates seen before the start of the economic crisis.

Getting bank finance isn't easy these days - but working with your bank and cultivating an open, honest relationship with them could help. Here's how.

Convincing people to finance your start-up isn't easy. James Oakes explains what potential investors look for - and what turns them off.