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Everything you think you know about business growth is wrong. Professor Ed Hess debunks some popular myths about growth and provides proven truths to help entrepreneurs grow their businesses successfully.

Will 2012 be the year when brands deliver more value and less hype? Ayesha Mathews-Wadhwa looks at digital design trends through the consumer behavior lens.

What is the silent killer of American entrepreneurs, and what does DNA have to do with it? Joe Abraham explains.

A recent study released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a troubling trend. The study found that the number of self-employed individuals in the US has shrunk by 2.1 million since 2006. What’s driving this trend? What does it mean for entrepreneurship? Most importantly, how is this decline impacting our economy?

The Bank of England has issued a new-style £50 note into circulation as of 2 November 2011.

The note features the renowned 18th century business partnership of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt.

Scottish entrepreneur Jim McColl is to sell Clyde Union Pumps, the business he joined as an apprentice, to American Fortune 500 company SPX Corporation.

Glasgow-headquartered Clyde Union Pumps will continue to be run as a standalone business under the leadership of the same management team.

Caspar Gerwe, director of Stage Entertainment International Touring, takes Jayne Alverca behind the scenes of Holiday on Ice, the world’s biggest ice entertainment brand.

Women are unique, says Susan T Spencer. They lead in a different way from men—and that’s a good thing for business.

Susan T. Spencer is one of a kind; an entrepreneur and business professional who competes in male-dominated industries. She learned about football from her father and business from her parents and grandparents. Before the age of 40, Susan was a mother, junior high school teacher, a tennis dress manufacturer, a lawyer and general manager of football’s Philadelphia Eagles.

The “serial entrepreneur” Keith Maxwell, CEO of Spark Energy Gas & Electric, was named yesterday as national winner of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 in the energy, chemicals and mining category.

Now in its 24th year, Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.

During the Internet boom, investors were mostly interested in the potential of a company. These days nothing is considered a sure thing and if your start-up business isn’t on the right track, or if you haven’t done your homework as an entrepreneur, then you won’t have much luck raising capital.

As someone who has coached successful businesses for years, Chris Lynch, vice president of economic development at the Irvine Chamber, provides ten tips to help you secure the financial support and funding your business may need to succeed.

Just six years after first setting foot in China, entrepreneur Pete Toms has turned a great idea and a set of good contacts into a $7 million turnover company. Gay Sutton goes to the horse’s mouth to find out how he did it.

Are you tired of hearing people say the only constant is change? I think we all need to keep saying it to remind ourselves we have to always be ready to keep changing.

Here’s the rub: how do we make change stick? How can you use your skills to create business processes that have staying power?