A business book like no other on the market has just been published.

The Book of Business Inspiration doesn’t just feature the usual step-by-step business guides, it also has interviews with people who have started or bought their own business or franchise. These everyday entrepreneurs talk about how they did it, the problems overcome and the lessons learnt, and offer advice on how you, too, can have your own business.

The book also features how-to guides, ranging from how to buy a business to how to make money via the web; profiles of various businesses, from newsagents to nightclubs; profiles of legendary entrepreneurs; information on relocating your life to another country; and much more.

The Book of Business Inspiration is available to buy on Lulu.com for £14.95, or £5 for a downloadable copy.

The Book of Business Inspiration is published by Dynamis, the online media brand behind BusinessesForSale.com, FranchiseSales.com, BusinessOpportunities.com and BusinessWings.co.uk

From Businessweek: Here are seven tips on how to launch a successful Internet outfit without leaving your desk.

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From Entrepreneur.com: Stop startup problems before they even begin.

Here are five common mistakes that can sabotage your business - and how to avoid them.

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From the New York Times: Books aimed at the small business and entrepreneur audience far too often fall into two categories.

There is the “how I made $27 trillion in business, and you can too,” genre or the ones that say you only need to take care of customers (or cash flow or sales or something else) and you will be the envy of Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.

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From Businessweek: Accidental entrepreneur Bob Williamson's personal turnaround led to the creation of his 180-employee, $26 million company.

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From The Independent: Many people dream about developing a business around their hobby, although few realise that dream.

Of those who do, fewer still make a go of it. But Christina Doré, 50, has done just that with her craft centre business, A Maze of Memories.

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Britain’s 58,000 pubs are central to its society.

Ask any tourist about the appeal of the UK and pubs are likely to crop up, while Eastenders and Coronation Street wouldn’t be the same without their boozers.

The archetypal country pub, complete with ivy and timber frame, is the dream of many in the industry.

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From Businessweek: Author Gregg Vanourek on applying entrepreneurial principles to your life, why a recession can be a good time to start a business, and more.

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From The Times: Innovation: How do you grow a ‘light-bulb moment’ into a business?

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From Businessweek: A restaurant's nationwide expansion offers entrepreneurs in other industries lessons on how to determine the right place for their own businesses.

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There are 14 marketing trends that you should be aware of.

That’s the gist of a new book by Seth Godin, marketing guru and best-selling author.

In Meatball Sundae, Seth explains what to do about the increasing power of stories as opposed to facts, how attention spans are becoming ever shorter, and about how five thousand people who want to hear your message are more valuable than five million who don’t.

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Tony Wright talks to BusinessWeek and provides some tips on running a successful web business in addition to your day job.

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Prepare for new regulations, says Business Link.

6 April 2008 is the first Common Commencement Date of 2008, a twice yearly event when Government introduces new regulations and makes amendments to existing ones.

Business Link, the free business advisory service, encourages people running a business to visit www.businesslink.gov.uk/ccd regularly in order to keep on top of changes.

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From the Telegraph: Women and the over-50s are being targeted in a new government drive to increase the number of people starting up and growing their own businesses.

The Treasury is investing £12.5m in a venture capital fund that will back women-owned businesses and provide support.

It is also piloting new women-only business advice based in children's centres and is planning a national mentoring network for women.

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Small business owners in the US are going to delay retirement thanks to the current financial squeeze, according to the results of the Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index survey.

The results showed that only 11 percent of small-business owners say they want to retire at all. Nine in 10 say they are happy with what they do - with 58 percent saying they are very or extremely satisfied with their work.

"In other words, small-business owners overwhelmingly like what they do," Gallup said.

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More than 10 million Brits dream of leaving their job and starting their own business, according to new research.

Over a third (35%) of workers have recently thought about setting up on their own, with one in five of those planning to make the leap into self employment in the next year.

The average worker even spends three days of each year day-dreaming about their future business from their desk.

But while 15% dream of becoming their own boss because they aren't happy in their current job, 37% admits the main reason is simply to earn more money than they do at the moment.

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From Businessweek: What sounds like a customer-service gimmick is helping the co-founder of a personal finance website build trust.

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From Entrepreneur.com on MSNBC: There's nothing more painful for a new business owner than seeing a shopper walk in the door and walk out empty-handed.

The sale goes up in smoke as does the potential for turning that shopper into a repeat customer. It's like having all the bases loaded in a ballgame and then having an inning-ending out. You're in position, but you don't score.

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Take a look at these intriguing business opportunities from Ubops.com, the Online Business Opportunities Marketplace.

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