A reader asks:

Can you tell me how to go about finding business angels to invest in my business?

Your first option is to search Google for business angels and then to work your way through the results. Most of the results you’ll find will be for sites that will allow you to submit a summary of [...]

A reader asks:

I’ve got a great idea for a business but it would require the development of a computer program in order to work. How do I go about getting someone to design a program for me and how do I know they won’t just make it for themselves and steal my idea? Also where [...]

A reader asks:

I have a small business and I get some customers through my website but I would like to get more. How do I increase my Google ranking in order to do so?

How to get to the top if the search engines rankings is a subject worthy of it’s very own blog (indeed there [...]

A reader asks:

I want to start my own cleaning company the problem is I don’t know how to start up. I have several business ideas but I think this is easy to start with since it doesn’t require a lot of capital. Please can you give me some advice on how to start?

Well firstly I’d [...]

A reader asks:

How do I apply to be on the Dragons’ Den business show?

While I do regularly comment on the business opportunities and ideas that we see pitched on Dragons’ Den, I have no direct relationship with the show. That being said I do seem to be asked this question rather a lot… So if [...]

A reader asks:

I’m 13 and I’m interested in being an entrepreneur and making money fast. All my friends are all into playing football and other sports, while I’m more focusing on how to turn things into money quickly. How could I make a lot of money quickly at my age?

Firstly there are no honest/reliable/sustainable/legal ways [...]

Readers question:

I have seen this little gadget in another country and I found it really useful. I would like to know how I can sell this product in this country do I need to get patent for this product? I would be very grateful if you could give me some information.

No you don’t need to [...]

Readers question:

I have an idea which I believe has a wonderful opportunity of making a considerable amount of money if approached correctly. However I am very loathed to discuss the idea with anybody who I feel I cannot trust in case they steal my idea. What can I do?

The reality is that very few business [...]

Readers question:

My mate and I have this idea of setting up a type of beer garden but instead of selling drinks people bring their own drinks but we charge them an entry fee. just wondering if you can see an immediate flaw in this plan.

Well the first, perhaps most obvious point is that drinks (especially [...]

Readers Question:

Hi John, I would like to know, what you think, is the best way to approach a business with a new idea or concept. I find that I have a knack for coming up with really new, and profitable business ideas. (I would like to point out that I’m not solely relying on friends [...]