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Read how three new business owners from an armed forces background used a Start Up Loan via X-Forces to start successful businesses.

Looking to attract investment in your start-up business? Learn how to create and deliver a successful pitch with our expert techniques.

Running a lean business operation by keeping costs as low as possible can help drive business success. Learn how to reduce costs and grow profits.

Looking to build a more ethical business? Read our expert guide on how to create and maintain an ethical and sustainable supply chain.

Starting a business as a female entrepreneur? Read our guide to where to find support, mentoring and funding for female-owned start-ups.

If your business is struggling and you need help with finances or mental wellbeing, read our guide to Covid recovery for start-ups.

It's time to bounce back! Read our expert guide to how to get your business back on its feet as Covid restrictions ease.

Find out why it can pay to think big as a business owner, nurturing your business so it can become a successful, recognisable brand.

Learn some cost-effective ways to grow a sustainable business that benefits the environment as well as your start-up and customers.

If you’re a young entrepreneur looking to start your own business, there are lots of organisations that can help you with youth entrepreneurship support.

Help your business scale to the next stage by collaborating with other entrepreneurs. Read our guide to get the best from collaboration.

Black, Asian and Other ethnic minority businesses can often struggle to get funding. Read our guide on how to attract business investment.

Looking to launch a successful business based on what you love? Read our guide to discovering your entrepreneurial passion to get started.

Setting up an online store or opening a shop? Make sure you're aware of the main consumer rights so you can trade with confidence.

Starting a business and worried about success? Read our guide to setting realistic expectations to grow your business and maintain your wellbeing.

Identifying a gap in the market can be a springboard to start-up success. Read our guide on how to recognise where your new business will fit into the current marketplace.

Looking for inspiration and advice as a Black-owned business? Five Black female start-ups reveal the secrets of their success.

Setting up a new business selling homemade goods? Read our expert guide on how to price your products and make a profit.