Richard Carter, Managing Director of Equiniti Credit Services, has 30 years of fintech business experience but, as he told us, that hasn't stopped him suffering imposter syndrome.  

Market research, financial planning, pricing structure ... here's everything you need to know about writing the perfect business plan.

Tina Chen, founder of drinks company HumaniTEA, tell us how she got the BBC interested in her company – and saw a boost in business as a result.

The drive to keep therapy clients safe – in more ways than one – moved Rosie Axon to seek advice for her social enterprise during the first lockdown. The changes she made as a result provided resilience through the next two.

We wanted a way to share the knowledge and insight that comes out of our mentoring sessions with more people. Introducing Bitesize Business Lessons.

How can you grow your social enterprise? At iSE's 'Stronger Together' conference, we asked two social entrepreneurs how they'd achieved it. Read on for strategy, tips and insight...

How do you successfully pitch for funding or investment? We spoke to Jemma Phibbs of School Space, who has secured £1m of it.

How do you figure out if there's a market for your idea? We spoke to two social entrepreneurs who told us how they did it.

Jacqueline de Rojas had a challenging start in life – but it made her determined to make something of herself. She told us about learning from adversity and how vulnerability can be a strength. 

International Women's Day gave us just the excuse we needed to put five fantastic female focused social enterprises in the spotlight.

Gabriela Matouskova could see potential in the organisation she was volunteering with. After meeting with a mentor, she’s now the CEO, leading a rapidly growing social enterprise.

How do you get people to sit up and take notice of what you are doing? We asked communications expert Jenny Halpern Prince for some tips.