It's the main period in any entrepreneur's calendar and this year Global Entrepreneurship Week 2012 will be asking 'Are you ready to pass it on?'

A bakery dating back to the Victorian era is mixing technology with their cakes to help families and friends celebrate.

While hundreds of thousands of visitors are descending on the UK for Olympic celebrations, StartUp Britain is hosting an event to show businesses how to take advantage of the Games through international trade.

With so many customers transfixed by the Olympics or unable to reach you due to overcrowded public transport systems, your business may be a bit quieter than usual. Mike Moss, the strategic partnerships manager at Intuit, has a few ideas of how you can make the most of the lull.

Didn't get tickets to any Olympic events? Don't worry there is another competition you can actually compete in. Applications are now open for the first ever Start-Up Games, taking place in London.

Advice, networking, free drinks and fun were in abundance at the second sold-out 'Smarta 100 Academy together with O2' event on Monday night.

Networking is essential to any start-up. If you don't get out and meet the right people, you could miss out on valuable business opportunities. But it is worth considering your strategy before you set out. Here Stuart Russell from FindNetworkingEvents.com lists the five most common mistakes that you should avoid.

Providing a series of guided group runs from central London, Samsung Home Run helps people get fit while travelling home from work. Founder Diccon Loy talks about the idea behind the business, the expanding network of routes and partnering with a big company.

As the entries for this year's Smarta 100 continue to come in, we are catching up with previous winners. Here Paul Aitken, the founder of short-term loan provider borro, explains how he enjoyed the experience of winning the Smarta 100.

Introductions can make or break your business. A bad one can see the doors to great opportunities close yet a good introduction can be the key to taking your business to the next level.

Oli Barrett is arguably the most connected man in UK enterprise and thanks to Wilf Horsfall at OneLeap we now have Barrett's secret formula for making a positive introduction.