Mentors are highly valued by entrepreneurs. With a track record of commercial success, they're well placed to pass on vital skills. Director met three businesspeople and their guiding lights to ask why two brains are better than one
Your behaviour at a job interview can offer a fresh start after a business has failed or you've been made redundant. Five experts spell out the golden rules
Our thirst for knowledge and new skills has remained consistent through this recession, as UK business schools report a healthy interest in their courses. What has changed is the content, and what business leaders choose to do with it
With women half as likely as men to start a business, the popularity of mentoring for aspiring female entrepreneurs is growing. But what are the lessons they hope to learn?
Directors are faced with a vast array of business education choices, from 'quick fix' courses to full-blown MBAs. With so much on offer, how should they choose the right professional development for them?
The programme director for the National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP) talks about the environmental and economic benefits to all businesses involved
Politicians want more public-sector contracts to go to small businesses. But small businesses are often reluctant to submit public-sector tenders. What's the solution? Peter Bartram finds out
The director of northern Europe for Enterprise Ireland helps companies grow sales through international markets. But with consumer confidence starting to dip, he's in for a tough year
Last month in Japan, hundreds of highly trained, super-skilled young people from across the globe gathered for the WorldSkills competition—a battle between 48 countries to determine who has the most skilled workforce
