The road to achieving start-up success is littered with failure, but that shouldn’t be enough to deter the ambitious. Here, The New Economy brings together the top tips for wide-eyed entrepreneurs hoping to embark on their own business journey in 2017

Increasingly companies are prioritising gender equality in the work force, however, many of the factors holding women back continue to go unaddressed

With law firms issuing guidance on implementation of the new EU privacy laws, companies are being urged to plan ahead or risk being heavily fined

As companies pump increasing investment into digital marketing, consumers are inundated with more and more content. The ad industry is changing, and its quality is being sacrificed

Higher minimum wage levels are viewed with caution by shareholders and investors, but they could actually provide a financial boost

As technology advances, so do the ways we shop, and small businesses are best equipped to reap the benefits of a dynamic marketplace

Marketing has lost its personal side, focusing on data harvesting and not on forming a bond. Personalised communications look set to change that

The 47th meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos will be unable to ignore growing disillusionment with the globalisation project

Stretching the entire width of the US, the Sun Belt has been the country’s biggest post-war success, though the states that comprise it are now moving in different directions

Ethical consumerism is touted as a powerful social movement capable of creating better business practices, but are the limitations of the marketplace significantly reducing its impact?

Abandonment of arts and social science subjects will rob the next generation of the priceless lessons of history. Public universities must realise their role as more than just knowledge creators

With urbanisation continuing apace, Utrecht is leading the way in finding solutions to how to live healthily in a city