Recruiting is expensive, stressful and usually quite risky, which is why CK Recruitment's founders are trying to flip the game on its head.

Much like its namesake, Social Soup aims to help businesses kickstart their marketing through access to an enticing mix of influencers and brands.

A fiery disaster in 2012 nearly spelled doom for this logistics business, but it is a shiny example of how perseverance pays off.

Despite some bumps along the way, online gift retailer Yellow Octopus has built its success off the sale of quirky and fun gadgets.

This marketing consultancy attributes its success to focusing on one specialist area, rather than trying to do everything under one roof.

This business has appeared on the Smart50 list every year since 2015, dipping down from 25th place last year as the company continues to grow.

Sometimes, the mark of a good business is one which does exactly what it says on the tin.

When it came to business psychology, this founder saw a need for a service based on scientific, evidence-based approaches, not fads.

According to founder Jules Rumsey, wearing too many hats in the early days of running a business can sometimes lead to its demise.

Founded in 1997, Successful Endeavours is an electronics manufacturing business that is continuing to thrive and grow over 20 years later.

For Lawson Elliot Recruitment's founder, the hardest part of running a business is dividing time between strategy and day-to-day administrative tasks.

"Cabinet-level" discussions are taking place about a solution to improve small business funding as momentum builds for commercial solutions.