You have identified the target and begun amicable negotiations. Then what?

Useful for your mobile, even better on your desk.

Gordon Brown thinks you can, and he’s funding summer schools to prove the concept.

The National Business Angels Network is reinventing itself as a democratic, bona fide trade body. About time too, says Charles Orton-Jones.

Forget 4am flights and thrombosis-inducing seats. Corporate aviation is now so affordable you could be lording it in a private plane. Pass the Pol Roger, says Richard Lofthouse.

We’ve dedicated this month’s issue, not surprisingly, to the Growing Business Awards. It was a memorable night, with Philip Green’s rare and fascinating speech one of several highlights. In the ensuing pages, we’ve provided details of the inspiring tales

Investment banks are clamouring to float moneysupermarket.com for as much as £700m. But does our Entrepreneur of the Year even need to bother? Adam Leyland reports.

David Atherton has built dabs.com into a £150m business. He loves Tchaikovsky, hates spam and quotes Orwell. We looked in his inbox – it was quite a sight.

John Caudwell didn’t build a £2bn mobile phone business (in less than 20 years) without upsetting a few applecarts, and that includes banning e-mail from his Phones 4u stores. So, Adam Leyland asked the straight-talking Stoke-born billionaire to… show u

They work in the US. But will Small Business Investment Companies work here?

Your people want leadership not laid-back management.

Cellphones would be great, as long as mine was the only one.

Do you make lots of international phone calls? Do you pay more than the cost of a local phone call? If so, Internet telephony could be for you.

Get your existing ones to do the work for you - encourage them to refer you to their contacts.

You charm your bankers, you cajole your clients, you persuade your suppliers.And then you ignore your own employees. Wrong. Here’s the right way.

Success breeds invoices. But one trouble with invoices is that they can take time to get paid. Ever thought of factoring?

What's it like to make your first acquisition?

How to crack international markets with intellegent business travel.