New National Enterprise Academy: pre-Budget PR stunt?
By Matthew Rock
Prime minister Gordon Brown and Dragons' Den star Peter Jones today launched a new National "Enterprise Academy" to get "the message across that young people can start businesses in the future". Good idea that will foster entrepreneurs? First reactions here.

"Brit School for entrepreneurs": more details
By Matthew Rock
More details are emerging about the new National Enterprise Academy, launched by Dragons' Den star Peter Jones yesterday.

A shortage of skilled workers hits engineering industry
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
“It’s impossible to find staff,” says Paul Birtles, director of Surgical Innovations. “There just aren’t enough skilled engineers coming through the system.”

Business & teachers: stop whingeing
By Margaret Heffernan
Entrepreneur Carol Latham has a response to businesspeople who complain of poorly educated workers: educate and train them yourselves.

Why school stinks
By Kate Pritchard
Starting out with just a tool kit and a van, Charlie Mullins has built a £15m-turnover plumbing business, unblocking drains for the likes of Jonathan Ross, Eric Clapton and Gordon Ramsay. His biggest regret? “I left school when I was 15. I wish I’d escaped much earlier.”

Does McEducation make good business sense?
By Real Business
Employees at McDonalds are being offered the chance to receive a business education of A-level standard from the fast-food giant.

Learning from failure
By Alistair Blair
Lessons in business from the founder of one of the biggest corporate failures in the UK.

Are you the problem? 
By Alex Benady
Entrepreneurs can hold their own businesses back. A seminal article.

How to reinvent yourself
By Alex Benady
Entrepreneurs and business people sometimes need to rebrand themselves. It's the only way to shake out of the old routines.

The British attitude to money
By Philip Beresford
Britain and entrepreneurialism - the real story.