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With fraud on the rise, it’s wise to ensure staff have a healthy scepticism when it comes to requests for payments. Dan Dodman has some advice.

A promising business idea with a strong brand identity and a long-term plan will all help lure in an investor, says Julia Weeks.

Employee expectations on how they will be treated at work have changed, so now is the time to look at your company culture and decide if it is showing the industry in its very best light, says Jane Sunley.

Maurice Abboudi and Paul Herbert explain how to avoid the twin perils of locking the business into perpetual discounting and falling foul of the strict rules surrounding promotions