Why growing firms are the economy's best hope

To highlight the potential for small business to lead Britain out of recession, the Guardian is launching a new online section dedicated to the issues facing small and medium sized companies

Editors' picks
Tory tech plans let the City off the hook

Dan Roberts: The Conservative technology manifesto fails to tackle what's really holding the industry back – the City's reluctance to invest
TalentPuzzle has recruitment answers

Smoothing links between employers and job agencies is saving time, hassle and costs. By Phillip Inman
Build new out of the wreckage of old: Darling plants seeds for the future

Dan Roberts: There are glimpses in the PBR of the sort of rebalancing needed to make future economic growth more sustainable
- Small businesses get help in PBR
Games developer shows self-reliance

Eutechynx has turned itself into one of world's most successful developers despite indifference from the City and the government
A big time for small, social businesses

Audio (24min 50sec): The Business podcast: How has the credit crunch affected the sector and can social enterprises guide Britain out of recession?
- How to get a small business off the ground
- Rod Schwartz: Now social businesses can think big

Podcast
The government's role

Audio (21min 11sec): Business editor Dan Roberts talks to Harvard Business School's Josh Lerner about entrepreneurship and venture capital
Entrepreneurs
Q&A with James Caan

Star of Dragons' Den was here to answer your questions on how to nurture your inner entrepreneur
Entrepreneur's diary
Henry Dimbleby of Leon on bankers who actually want to lend money

2010 could see a wave of banking promiscuity from small business clients
- How to handle customer complaints
- Prospects and problems ahead for small businesses