If there is anyone who knows how to grow a business it is James Caan. As well as being co-founder of The EBA he is a serial entrepreneur and runs his successful private equity firm, Hamilton Bradshaw. We asked him to reflect on his success stories so you can learn from his lessons.

Every business owner wants to make more profit. For this you need a business that sells what a big target market actually want AND you need to have the right profit margin after all costs.

Whether in a recession or not, controlling cash is absolutely critical for small firms. Often cash flow problems can be reduced. However, 90% of firms are still failing because of lack of knowledge and skills of the business owner.

One of the things I keep asking myself while I am going through the EBA course is would I be learning these pearls of wisdom if I was left to my own devices? It is certain that much of the information is already out there in the form of books, downloads, web forums and countless other sources.

Announcing a Poster Competition for Disabled Entrepreneurs. To win this great prize, you must design an inspiring disabled poster for us to distribute around special schools across the UK. We will print the winning poster x500.