When David Barrett spotted a gap in the saturated PR market, he decided to join forces with his brother to offer a unique proposition. Here's the story of picpr in 60 seconds.

With the price of stamps set to increase at the end of this month, now is the time to consider your mailing options. Money saving expert and managing director of Make It Cheaper Jonathan Elliott says you can keep costs down with a little forward planning.

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Smarta founder, Shaa Wasmund, gives her thoughts on news that the UK has entered a double dip recession.

Former runner-up Claire Young was let down by the lack of action in episode six of The Apprentice.

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With news that the UK has fallen back into recession, the founder of Pimlico Plumbers, Charlie Mullins feels the Chelsea v Barcelona match last night offers the perfect inspiration for businesses to succeed.

In its effort to boost financing options for UK businesses the Breedon report, published last month, failed to properly address start-up finance, says the co-founder of crowdfunding platform Crowdcube.

Faced with a difficult job market and few opportunities, graduates Stuart Bulsara and Amy Lorne decided to take control of their own destiny. Their start-up venture takes rock'n'roll to the office transforming teams into accomplished bands.

Online ad personalisation start-up and previous Smarta 100 winner Struq has secured a huge $8.5m investment.