Fresh from selling his first business Buy.at to AOL for $125m, Malcolm Cowley 's back with a new project. The Performance Horizon Group is his latest start-up and one he feels is set to shake up the online marketing sector all over again.

"When you get to know me, you'll see that I'm quite out there, in your face, aggressive and intimidating." So went the introductory speech given by Gbemi Okunlola, project manager of the girls' team in last night's Young Apprentice, and like little suit-clad piranhas, her team fought their way to victory.

It takes a certain attitude to quit your job and start your own business - especially when you're doing it all on your own. It's this attitude we'll be exploring in the final week of our Soletrading Month 2011, sponsored by Viking

Want to grow sales but have zero marketing budget? Then you're no different to the majority of sole traders and many small businesses. But there are ways to grow sales without attracting new customers; by selling more to the customers you've already got. Here's how:

It's our soletrading webchat this Friday at 11am.  Ahead of the action we're giving away a copy of our book 'the smarta way to do business' signed by Theo Paphitis.

To celebrate SoleTrading Month 2011, we've drafted in sole trader Virginia Webb, Smarta founder Shaa Wasmund and Viking head of e-commerce Stuart Carlisle to answer your questions.

Karen Gill of everywoman explodes the myth that men are naturally more adept at being entrepreneurs than women. It's all a matter of confidence, she says.

Law firm Mishcon de Reya has teamed with StartUp Britain to invite you to a legal masterclass for start-ups. The session will cover the following subjects:

Whether you're raising capital or paying your start-up costs yourself, you need a clear business model to make your business work straight away.

Despite various offers in my time I have eschewed connubial bliss, cohabiting strife and concomitant pairings in favour of dandyish independence living my life as a gentleman about town.