You don't need to keep pushing visibility right up to the final day of the year. PR strategist Dina Behrman on four small tasks that keep your business top of mind while you actually rest.

Natalie and Ben Scarsbrook launched Blatella Films from a spare room in 2012 with borrowed gear and no contacts. Fifteen years and 25 international awards later, Natalie is making her most personal film yet — about reclaiming the Essex Girl identity.

The economy is unpredictable, costs are rising and audiences are distracted. Emily Hatton on the five things that actually matter when building feels hard.

Most goal-setting advice focuses on logic and structure. Dr Rana Al-Falaki on why that's only half the picture — and the four questions that help you set goals that actually energise you.

The to-do list becomes a monster. The dream starts to feel further away. HR specialist Shona Hamilton on the outsource vs employ decision, why one role can't hold five skill sets, and how to build a team that actually works without you.

Calm meets character. After years of pale palettes and quiet spaces, something is shifting. Interior designer Jordana Ashkenazi on the six trends defining homes in 2026.

Hannah Capocci-Hunt went from neuroscience to pole dancing school to artisan soap — scaling from 25 bars to 2,500 for a single wholesale order. On nearly giving up, the admin nobody tells you about, and why you should never quit on a bad day.

Kate Kurdziej tried to run her business like growth should be a staircase. In 2022 it nearly broke her. On seasonal rhythms, the wavy growth model, and why designing your work around your energy changes everything.

When you work alone, there's no manager telling you you're doing well. No colleague saying it looks great. Just you, your ideas, and silence. Shannon on why solo founders doubt themselves more — and what actually helps.

Mary-Ann Moloku has sung at the Royal Albert Hall, stayed at the Playboy Mansion, launched a property business at 24 and spent her childhood as school friends with a prime minister's daughter. On saying yes to everything — and why that's her greatest strategy.

Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is press play. Four cosy films for when your brain needs to go somewhere warm for a while.

Jessica Tellian grew up in the basement classroom — her school's name for the special needs class. Today she runs a six-figure coaching business and hosts a nationally recognised podcast. She did it by stopping trying to work like everyone else.

The laptop-on-a-sunlounger aesthetic sells freedom. Danielle Thompson thinks it's selling something else entirely — and she's got the burnout data to back it up.

On shedding what no longer serves, building reserves quietly, and why this is the best season to take stock before the push of Q4.

You've hit the milestone. You're standing on the stage. And something feels completely wrong. Health strategist Nicole Brûlé-Walker on why so many female founders feel detached from their own success — and three shifts that actually help.

146 pitches. 22 yeses. Tricia Duffy on why she gamified rejection — and how chasing a hundred nos before Christmas led to podcast awards, playlist placements, and a completely different relationship with putting herself forward.

Laura Day started Fête as a lockdown coffee van, selling for three hours a week. Today it's a two-storey restaurant and events space with 28 staff. On staying hands-on, co-founding with a partner, and why week three tells you everything about a hire.

Fake reviews affect an estimated £23 billion of UK consumer spending annually. SEO specialist Adam Collins on spotting them, reporting them, and building a genuine reputation that doesn't depend on platforms you don't control.

Áine Duffy built her own home in Cork for €12,550, converted a donkey box into a mobile stage, and runs an online radio show exclusively playing Irish artists. A personal essay on defiance, sustainability and refusing the status quo.

Katharine Sawyer spent a decade in college football before building a global coaching programme for health and wellness professionals. On energy, sales, accidental entrepreneurs and why your business should reflect your five-year ideal day.