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Business inspection: Adding extra strings to your bow

- The ability to offer a one-stop service to your clients is a powerful incentive to bring new skills in-house, but there are costs to consider

The sky's the limit

- Compared to, say, the IT industry, it would be fair to say packaging evolves at a rather slow pace. Compare a Walkman from the 1980s with the iPod of today and then compare the packaging of those two products and you begin to see the different rates of progress.

Eco-packaging is not yesterday's news

- When it comes to decisions made in the retail sector, the consumer is king. At the merest whiff of a change in trends, the whole supply chain gears itself to meet the shift.

Ensure you're not fair game for claims of discrimination: hiring

- One printer describes hiring as a "minefield", while a consulting firm says it is potentially very costly. Let us take your hand and guide the way

How Davids can take on Goliaths: a guide to microbusinesses

- On a level playing field, small firms can punch above their weight. However, too often, the odds are stacked in favour of the bigger players

Purchasing the best of both: a guide to M&As

- Acquisitions have a murky reputation, as we have all seen too many pre-pack administrations to feel at ease with the subject. Do it well, though, and merging with another firm could be your best move yet