The first Smarta 100 Academy event together with O2 last night was a huge success. London's One Alfred Place was a bustle of ideas and excitement as entrepreneurs of all kinds crammed into the room to hear our expert panel share their thoughts on creating the ultimate business plan.

In a joint initiative by RBS, the Princes Trust Youth Business Scotland (formerly PSYBT) and Smarta Business Builder, a young Scottish entrepreneur recently won an iPad.

When trawling through your Twitter feed last night, you may have noticed Theo Paphitis musing about the one event that really matters, The Smarta 100 together with O2.

Wearing a suit and tie may be associated with stuffy city workers from a bygone era, but a new poll has found that people still prefer to do business with workers who are dressed smartly.

After attending an event packed with the UK's best entrepreneurs, managing director of Make It Cheaper, Jonathan Elliot, came away believing there are three boxes to tick if you want to run a successful business.

Home Business Heroes, in association with

Over a million young people are currently unemployed in the UK. Many suggest entrepreneurship is a way to decrease this rate. We spoke to one young person who started his own business.

The National Diversity Awards 2012 launched this week with brilliant opportunities for small businesses to win and gain recognition.

Frustrated with a stale and old-fashioned industry, events managers Charles Berry and Andrew Wells decided to strike out on their own. Here they tell the story of Zing Events in 60 seconds and explain what makes the business special.

Students from Wasall College who designed Olympic-themed pants won the 'Pantrepreneur Challenge,' a national underwear design competition run in collaboration with Gazelle and Pants to Poverty, a fair trade underwear brand. They will travel to India this autumn to meet farmers who supply Pants to Poverty and learn about the fair trade process first hand.