Darling unlikely to scrap CGT plans
By Catherine Woods
But the chancellor indicates he will consider alternative proposals for areas of concern.

Higher prices get results
By Catherine Woods
If you want to get ahead, put your prices up. That’s the advice from Serious Readers founder Alex Pratt.

Entrepreneurs in new "climate of fear"
By Matthew Rock
By scrapping business taper relief the government has reversed all its good tax incentives and created a "climate of fear", says one leading entrepreneur.

Chris Lewis's letter to the PM
By Chris Lewis
PR entrepreneur Chris Lewis is so unhappy about the abolition of business taper relief, he's fired off this letter to the PM.

Start-up 101: spark a media frenzy
By Kate Pritchard
Four weeks before the launch of her Ultimo bra range, entrepreneur Michelle Mone ran out of cash. She’d maxed out all her credit cards, remortgaged her house and spent every penny of her redundancy cheque. And it still wasn’t enough.

Wagamama: the real story
By Matthew Rock
There was news today that Wagamama may float on the LSE. But don't forget how these noodle bars began...

Nothing ventured, nothing gained
By Kate Pritchard
Reluctant to give up a stake in your business? Scared of losing control? “Don’t be such a muppet,” says Jon Glas, founder of video recruitment site www.jobs2view.com.

High stakes need expert advice
By Catherine Woods
Professional advice doesn’t come cheap, but Kate’s Cakes managing director Steve Greenhalgh says the benefits of paying for help do outweigh the costs – in certain situations.

Funding the future of music
By Catherine Woods
Relying on a piece of software to pick the music you listen to may sound a little lazy, but Rhett Ryder is convinced that this piece of software could be as big as any web-based product that’s around at the moment.

Laying down your cash
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
To get Wine2laydown.com off the ground earlier this year, Ben Stephens spent £50,000 on web development and buying in the vino, but the hidden costs of retailing wine online came as a shock.