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Leading the homeworking revolution, we profile 30 of Britain's brightest entrepreneurs who run their businesses from home and say it's more than a lifestyle benefit - it's a competitive advantage too.

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Is your company unsaleable?
img 1 By Barrie Pearson
It simply does not follow that a profitable private company is saleable - even highly profitable businesses.

August 29, 2007 6:51pm
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Dare to be different
By Richard Gourlay
Don't moan about late payment, make yourself indispensable.

August 29, 2007 6:47pm
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The pitfalls of selling to your management team
By Barrie Pearson
The arguments may be seductive. The managers get the chance to control their own destiny; competitors don't hear about the sale until after the event.

August 29, 2007 6:44pm
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Is your lawyer up to scratch?
By Barrie Pearson
It's good to be loyal to your existing advisers because chemistry and rapport are so important. But there may come a time when loyalty gets in the way.

August 29, 2007 6:39pm
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Beware of buyers
By Barrie Pearson
Offers to buy your company aren't always innocent. Make sure you are not being suckered.

August 29, 2007 6:35pm
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Making your first acquisition
By Barrie Pearson
You have identified the target and begun amicable negotiations. Then what?

August 29, 2007 6:31pm
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Selling a business: Guides to Exits
img 1 By Tim Chapman
Two in-depth features on the secrets of successful business sales.

February 15, 2008 5:07pm

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The Apprentice: that's what I'm talking about

By Matthew Rock - May 14, 2008 10:40pm GMT

Why it's a really important programme and we'll continue writing about it.

Simon Woodroffe gets “down with the kids”

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - May 14, 2008 5:45pm GMT

At a Skill! event held at the Merril Lynch offices in St Paul’s today, the Yo! Sushi founder entertained students and teachers alike. But did he go too far?

Women entrepreneurs: the statistics

By Catherine Woods - May 12, 2008 5:09pm GMT

The government’s released some fascinating statistics today about female entrepreneurs and what they’re getting out of starting up on their own.

Dun Deal

By Matthew Rock - May 09, 2008 5:09pm GMT

As Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone flogs half his retail estate for £1bn to Best Buy, we ask: what kind of entrepreneur is the chipper one?

The Apprentice: Sir Alan's youthful indiscretions

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Two go, but between the lines something even more interesting...



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