Engaging a business development director is, in some ways, similar to the process of finding a good non-executive director, says business troubleshooter Simon Gall.

Marianne Abib-Pech catches the mood in China at new year, and reflects on the psyche, alien to western empathies, that guides decisions within that culture.

Regular columnist Tom Whitehouse reflects on his road trips to Bavaria and Texas, and their vastly different approaches to energy.

In our series of articles Corporate Venturing on the Test Bench, Boris Battistini and Martin Haemmig investigate how chief executives fall away for lack of a structured management control system.

Entrepreneur Simon Gall reviews what types of funding there are available to SMEs.

Mark Payton, managing director of Mercia Fund Management, explains why the venture capital firm is campaigning to increase the level of seed funding and guidance for start-ups and spin-outs.

Marianne Abib-Pech explores the surprisingly rampant performance of iconic artworks.

Samuel Shafner, of law firm Burns & Levinson, considers how to formulate a productive corporate venturing strategy.