If, like me, you value the recommendations of friends and trusted colleagues, then a new website for business products should be well worth repeat visits.

The idea behind BestVendor.com is to create a resource for reviews and recommendations of business products in a way that people trust.

As the Government launches a new initiative to tackle late payment to SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises), figures from debt-recovery law firm Lovetts have revealed that during 2011, in the face of economic uncertainty, many have radically changed their attitude to debt and took action to tackle late payers.

Continuing our look at different freelance jobs, this week we meet Ciaran Brennan.

Freelance research is really hotting up these days with projects ranging from academic research into the size of the sector (1.56 million freelancers) by freelance trade association PCG, to light hearted research into topics such as freelancer's need for smartphones shown by accountancy firm Crunch around National Freelan

Planning for your retirement should be part of the National Curriculum, according to Nigel Green. As he’s CEO of the world’s largest financial advisory firm, the deVere Group, you may think he’s just trying to drum up business, but the statistics are a little more compelling.