I was reminded that times are tough for many people at the moment when I received an email from a reader, whose name I will protect, asking for advice on how to resurrect her failed business.

Have you ever been faced with an approach to partner in an ambitious international expansion project that had you sitting back to think?

Are you a woman who was told as a girl that you were ‘too bossy, ‘too loud, ' or ‘too forward'?

We are all aware of the strong push towards entrepreneurship, with training introduced through high school and into university.

We are all aware of the strong push towards entrepreneurship, with training introduced through high school and into university.

I’m not alone in feeling a bit overwhelmed by what is going on around us – the corruption scandals, the water crisis, the war in Gaza/Iran/Ukraine/Somalia, petrol price increases...