• Gordon Brown as PM

Management guru Jo Owen assesses the new prime minister's leadership strengths and weaknesses

• Brown biographer Nick Kochan

Can the former Chancellor shed his insular image and make the hard decisions?

• How New Labour won, then lost business

With his party heavily in debt, Gordon Brown needs the support of business. But the City no longer trusts him, says Paul Eastham

Starting up in hard times

Starting their agency, Appointments Bi-Language in the teeth of a recession seemed like madness, but the business is still growing

Man of mystery

When he was invited to Spain to perform, pyschological magician Kennedy seized the opportunity to grow his business

Weatherbys Ventures

Diversification and innovation are key to the longevity and success of family firm Weatherbys, says director Nick Craven

Inventor's eco-start-up success

Rising star Peter Martin, the ex-ad agency director, wins award at the International Inventors Exhibition in Geneva for his novel uses of rubbish

The EU's fight for the consumer

All small business owners know that the customer is king. This view has not always been shared by big business, or by government.

How to survive a scandal

What do Martha Stewart, Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton have in common? They have all endured public scandal and disgrace, bounced back, and gone on to achieve further success.

Glen Manchester

Only six years old, Glen Manchester's software business has doubled sales for three years and is tipped to hit £30m before its 10th birthday

There's no place like own

Want engaged employees? Employee ownership of companies is striking a chord in the UK and creating successful businesses