recession

  1. What Carphone Warehouse, Microsoft and Uber Have in Common: They Started in a Downturn

    What Carphone Warehouse, Microsoft and Uber Have in Common: They Started in a Downturn

    There's a comforting myth that you need a booming economy to start something. Cheap money, confident customers, the wind at your back. It feels true. It mostly isn't. Some of the most durable companies we know were started in the teeth of a downturn — when money was tight, the headlines were...
  2. How to help your small business survive an economic recession

    How to help your small business survive an economic recession

    Every business will feel the squeeze during an economic downturn. But for small businesses, this can be even more difficult – money can be tight even during the best of times, and as a new entrepreneur, it’s impossible to know the best way to respond. If small business owners have learnt...