As Duncan Bannatyne will tell you (and anyone else who’ll listen), it’s hard to get a job when you’ve got a criminal record.

So the obvious(ish) solution to getting your life on track is to become an entrepreneur: no interviews, no digging into your past, no need to prove your rehabilitation.

Well here’s just such a story from Duane Jackson, founder of accountancy software group, KashFlow. He fell in with the wrong crowd but turned it around after a brief stay in the slammer.

Now he’s contributing big time by creating wealth and employing people – good on him.

Launch an indeciferable business, come sixth on a business talent show, get a job giving business advice to others.

How Raef Bjayou fast tracked himself onto the speaker circuit. Read it here.

Scientists at Cambridge University have found that entrepreneurs’ brains work differently to those of hired managers.

Research published in Nature Magazine found business owners’ brains are more active in the region responsible for making snappy decisions.

Sixteen entrepreneurs from the tech sector were recruited for the challenge and matched with 17 senior managers from the public and private sector. They were matched for age, intelligence and social background.

The test, the first of its kind in the UK, forced both groups to make ‘cold’ decisions, which carried no risk, and ‘hot’ decisions which carried a large amount of risk.

See the full article here

Not an easy thing to do, but in this article, you’ll find some really useful information on how to keep the money rolling in!

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Don’t get too bogged down in battening down the hatches – downturns can also open up opportunities and continued investment during a recession might actually be the smartest move you make.

While the first priority of any business during difficult times is to become more efficient and cost effective, if you are focused, resourceful and proactive in spotting opportunities to grow – even during a recession – your business will be in a much stronger position when the market recovers.