Even though some of us don’t necessarily like the idea of networking and joining support groups, it is vital that we do so, as it is too easy to become blinkered and solitary when working in a small business.

I don’t think there has ever been a better time to be an entrepreneur in the UK. The business landscape, culture and support network has, over the last few years, been transformed out of all recognition. The old barriers-to-entry have collapsed, the new world order is here, and anyone can be a millionaire.