In the final podcast of the series, Lord Karan Bilimoria advises the founders of tech startup Zipabout on everything from marketing to investment

'A strong brand will get you through a crisis': Meet the Mentors with Cobra beer's founder

Dinesh Dhamija gives leadership tips to Jamie Wilson, budding entrepreneur and founder of carer provider HomeTouch

'Stay paranoid': Meet the Mentors with Ebookers' founder

Jo Fairley

Serial entrepreneur and organic food pioneer Jo Fairley gives her tips to milliner Sahar Freemantle on how to make it big

'I was told British people wouldn't eat dark chocolate': Meet the Mentors with Green & Black's Jo Fairley

Cath Kidston

The designer who created an empire around her trademark floral wash bags, tea cloths and crockery, reveals that luck played a big part in her success

'Trust your intuition': Meet the Mentors with Cath Kidston

In the first podcast of a new series, the designer of the award-winning kids’ luggage brand shares his top tips for global expansion with a furniture maker from Blackburn

Bedroom business to world domination: Meet the Mentors with Trunki's Rob Law

In our last podcast of the series, entrepreneurs at our Confessions of a Startup seminar shared their tales of overcoming obstacles while starting a business. They agreed it’s important to have people around who support your vision

'The journey is nothing but extraordinary' – Confessions of a Startup

If you don’t experience tough times, you’re not putting yourself out there enough. That was the verdict of the entrepreneurs at our first Confessions of a Small Business seminar. Catch up with what you missed

'Embrace adversity' – Confessions of a Small Business

Isabella Lane started Smarter Applications with husband Christian two and a half years ago. Their first product was a wifi kettle, which they built for £100

'Have faith in what you're doing' – Confessions of a Startup

It’s been a long road for Efe Çakarel, founder of MUBI. He had his big idea in 2006 but it was seven years before he finally felt the model was working

'It takes longer and costs more than you think' – Confessions of a Startup

Emily Forbes loves film and working in storytelling. But setting up Seenit, a video collaboration platform, has challenged her in ways she couldn’t imagine. Not least because she has parted ways with not one but two co-founders

'Breaking up with a co-founder is like a divorce' – Confessions of a Startup

Running a business rarely runs smoothly, but a cool head and self-belief can turn adversity into advantage. The Guardian Small Business Network's confessions events bring entrepreneurs together to share the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. These are the stories you won't hear anywhere else. Hosted by Guardian journalist Coco Khan

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Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs discusses the turmoil in the eurozone, the ethical issues underlying the financial crisis and his new book The Price of Civilisation

The Business podcast extra: Jeffrey Sachs on economics and ethics

John Gapper and Jill Treanor discuss a new report into the failure of Royal Bank of Scotland. Plus: we look at the history of rogue traders. What makes some bank employees risk everything when they seem to have so little to gain?

The Business podcast: Rogue banks and rogue traders

Nick Edwards, the founder of software company Papaya, was faced with a dilemma in 2012 when his developer was killed in a hit-and-run incident

'You've got to live it 24/7' – Confessions of a Small Business

In our second Confessions of a Small Business podcast, John Stapleton, founder of New Covent Garden Soup and Little Dish, talks about going out on a limb, coping with a fire that gutted his factory, and failing to crack the US

'Failure makes you more humble' – Confessions of a Small Business

Arpana Gandhi, co-founder of landmine disposal company Disarmco, talks struggling to find investment, almost going bust and battling to save lives

'You have to keep fighting' – Confessions of a Small Business

In our first Confessions of a Startup podcast, Rich Pleeth, founder of the social app Sup, describes struggling to achieve sustainable growth, falling out with his co-founders and having to tell investors you’re closing the business

'We have learned so much from failure' – Confessions of a Startup

Little Riot founder Joanna Montgomery kicks off our Small Business podcast series by reliving the highs and lows of launching her product Pillow Talk and explaining how caring customers gave her heart

Crowdfunding carnage –  Confessions of a Small Business

The Occupy movement's philosopher-in-chief David Graeber examines the arguments for a debt jubilee in 2012. Plus Heather Stewart and Angelique Chrisafis explain the ratings downgrades of France and other EU countries

The Business podcast: France, credit ratings and Occupy

Traditional lenders often shy away from the creative industries – what can startup bands and independent musicians do to get on the road to financial success?

How to make it in the music industry

Fred Goodwin

It's bash-a-banker time. As the former RBS boss Fred Goodwin loses his knighthood, his successor at the bank has handed back his bonus. Nils Pratley and Jill Treanor discuss

The Business podcast: Fred Goodwin's knighthood shredded

Seumas Milne, Rowenna Davis and Hopi Sen discuss Labour's shift in economic policy and how the party can remain true to its mission for social justice in austere times

Politics Weekly podcast: Labour's economic alternative

Larry Elliott, Jill Treanor and Nils Pratley discuss the economic indicators to watch in 2012 and look ahead to an Olympic year in which Britain is hoping to rediscover a feel-good factor

The Business podcast: what to watch in 2012

Deborah Hargreaves of the High Pay Commission discusses her report on the inequality of salaries in Britain with the Guardian's City editor Jill Treanor

The Business podcast: executive pay

Economist Joel Waldfogel explains why you shouldn't buy Christmas presents plus Larry Elliott and Simon Goodley round up a turbulent year in business and economics

The Business podcast: Christmas economics and a review of 2011

George Osborne

Larry Elliott and Jackie Ashley join Tom Clark and Aditya Chakrabortty for a review of George Osborne's autumn statement on the British economy

George Osborne's autumn statement

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