Many experts recommend that you should start out in a voluntary capacity, rather than trying to make the leap from executive director to corporate Ned. Schools, academies and charities, for instance, are always on the lookout for directors with strong commercial skills to serve them as governors and trustees.

Directors are at high risk, but there are new ways to protect your data at Companies House

Should firms adopt a less casual approach to using freelance workers and contractors? Industry experts debate

The founder of Laughton & Co has walked to the South Pole and crossed the Sahara in a flying car

IoD 99 member Merje Shaw needs to delegate more as her company grows. She asks a panel of expects how best to inform clients

The IoD’s Information and Advisory Service (IAS) explains how to keep sensitive material under wraps

On 12-14 March, for the first time in its storied history, the IoD’s annual showpiece will take the form of a three-day business festival.

The LinkedIn boss on vulnerability, role models and power networking

The author argues that today’s bosses have much to learn from the seafaring rogues of the 17th and 18th centuries

Ada Zhao asks an experienced panel of IoD members for advice

The Chartered Director with 30-years experience at board level shares insights that have made her a better leader

The entrepreneur who popularised the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) on getting your great idea to market