Article in the Daily Mail about wealthy women, concentrating on three who have made their money from business. While divorce settlements and death (of hubby) still account for most of Britains female millionaires, an increasing number are self-made business owners.

The printed paper version of PRIME’s brief guide to Working Tax Credit for the 2007 to 2008 financial year is now available. You can still download the guide from here as a PDF. We can send a paper copy to PRIME business club members, just email us your details and we’ll post you a free copy. - – - read more >

Citizen’s Advice (formerly The Citizen’s Advice Bureau) is asking people for their experiences with Working Tax Credit. This is to enable the charity to lobby government more effectively for changes in the scheme.  Last year CABs across the UK dealt with more than 150,000 tax credit problems. Citizens Advice is in fact a network of independent charities that - – - read more >

The annual NatWest-sponsored Everywoman Awards are now in their fifth year, and are again seeking nominations. You need to have been going for more than 12 months to enter, and have a story to tell that will inspire other women. The closing date is the end of August. There’s a separate “Hera” category for older business-starters - – - read more >

Despite the awful headline “Silver start-ups for our golden oldies” (yuk) this article from The Scotsman contains two interesting case studies of start-up firms built on their owners’ previous experience. Jack Hamilton’s firm maintains floating buoys and other navigational aids around the UK, and now employs 15 people. Jack has yeas of experience in the - – - read more >