Friday 5 August

Following the recent image problem suffered by accommodation start-up Airbnb, we have flagged the 10 PR disasters your business needs to steer clear of.

Whether it’s failure to apologise or errant use of Twitter, we’ve picked out some high profile examples of public relations meltdowns that every start-up can learn from.

Elsewhere, our new blogger Yvonne Adele outlines the best sources of inspiration for ideas-starved entrepreneurs and mentor Marcia Griffin explains the difference between selling to men and women.