In business, you’re never too experienced to learn something new. Small business how-to guides online and in mags are a great way to refresh your thinking and see your business in a new light.

We’ve heard from the government, Bank of England and business lobby groups that we’re in for a hard time next year, so now is prefect to brush up on your core business requirements.

We think cash-flow, marketing on a budget and a revisit to the old business plan are things that should be top of your agenda right now, so click the links to read on.

Small businesses need to grab opportunities whenever they see them, and some will stretch the boundaries of taste to get their brand infront of their target market.

Take Adam Dixon-Smith of adventure holiday business Dragonman. Having spied news reports of rocketing unemployment, he’s offering the newly redundant discounts on his trips away.

You just have to prove you were made redundant any time since September (when things really started kicking off) and Dragonman will give you 10 per cent off.

This is aimed squarely at City boys with a bit of spare cash who have taken the opportunity of a short break having received the boot.

Whether this represents poor taste or not is up for deabte, what you can’t argue with is Dragonman’s 20 per cent INCREASE in sales since the crisis began.