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Starting a business as a female entrepreneur? Read our guide to where to find support, mentoring and funding for female-owned start-ups.

If your business is struggling and you need help with finances or mental wellbeing, read our guide to Covid recovery for start-ups.

It's time to bounce back! Read our expert guide to how to get your business back on its feet as Covid restrictions ease.

Find out why it can pay to think big as a business owner, nurturing your business so it can become a successful, recognisable brand.

Help your business scale to the next stage by collaborating with other entrepreneurs. Read our guide to get the best from collaboration.

Black, Asian and Other ethnic minority businesses can often struggle to get funding. Read our guide on how to attract business investment.

Looking to launch a successful business based on what you love? Read our guide to discovering your entrepreneurial passion to get started.

Setting up an online store or opening a shop? Make sure you're aware of the main consumer rights so you can trade with confidence.

Starting a business and worried about success? Read our guide to setting realistic expectations to grow your business and maintain your wellbeing.

Identifying a gap in the market can be a springboard to start-up success. Read our guide on how to recognise where your new business will fit into the current marketplace.

Looking to start a business on a shoestring budget? Read our expert guide to being a cost-effective start-up.

Small businesses can be vulnerable to crime, with 3.8m incidents of business crime reported each year. Find out how to protect your business.

Starting a rural business? Read our expert guide to the challenges of setting up a new business in a rural area and how to move past them.

Want to understand how profitable your new business is? Read our expert guide to how to calculate and improve your profit margin.

Starting a business can affect your mental health. Read our guide to entrepreneurial wellbeing – from mindfulness to healthy eating.

Get your business idea off the ground by building a prototype. Read our guide to planning, building and testing a prototype.

Is raising money for your start-up a challenge? Read our guide to common funding barriers for small businesses and how to overcome them.

Every start-up business can benefit from good networking. Read our expert guide to networking and find out where to start and learn some tips for how to network the right way.