Caught up with Sam Barnett, founder of Struq, yesterday. We went for a pint at his local, the Nellie Dean on Dean Street. Upstairs, his employees were playing pool and calling raucously for him to join in. No wonder everyone's in such high spirits: Struq's been going from strength to strength.

We caught up with PR guru Lynne Franks at the launch of her new women's business networking club B.Hive.

Co-founder Phil Moran whips up the different ingredients of his business for us in super speed.

0-5 seconds: Sum your business up in a sentence

We are the UK's first food and drink tasting company.

The Apprentice is set to hit our TV screens next week and speculation is already hotting up over who will be crowned chief underling to Lord Sugar. Check out this year's crop of misfits and delusionals.

She's hit the scene harder than Keith Richards circa 1978, put pop back on the map with a bang, and firmly laid her steak (arf arf) to being music's most controversial contemporary via that meat dress. And she racked up a truckload of number one hits along the way. But Lady Gaga isn't all razzle dazzle - she's got quite the business head on her. Here's what you can learn from the newly crowned Queen of Pop.

Here are the main points raised in Ed Miliband's conference address that affect small businesses - and under the summary you'll find reactions to the speech from business lobby groups.

Much repeats the Miliband proposals I summarised in  Monday's blog, though the emphasis on international trade here is interesting. (And admittedly yesterday I maybe mistakenly echoed the 'Red Ed' tag being bandied around by the press, when he's actually positioned himself more centrally than that.)

Move over Kelly Brook, there's a new model in town. Ultimo founder Michelle Mone has stripped off to showcase her new line of lingerie.

That's right. It's the second instalment of business tips from that high priest of independent cinema: Quentin Tarantino.

He's become known for his iconic motorised scooters, but Segway boss Jimi Heselden was also responsible for saving the lives and limbs of countless servicemen in the armed forces.

Right - everything's top secret right now, but this much we can tell you: this new year, the inaugural Social Media Awards are coming to the UK.

They're going to be UK-wide, open for anyone to enter, decided by your votes, and BIG!