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Public plaudits for live/work artists

This month has seen Staffordshire live/worker Jason Conway win a prestigious national award for graphic design, and in London the live/work artist community at Havelock Walk throws open its doors for the twice-yearly Open Studios on 28-29 June

London live/work market going strong

Estate agents Cityscope have reported no let up in London live/work sales, with sales matching last year's 'boom' period and new enquiries coming in daily

Live/work untouched by credit crunch

Mortgage lenders may be fighting shy of buy to let and securing a loan on residential is getting a lot harder. But brokers John Charcol say live/work is bucking the trend

Rural council backs its Microbiz-nizzes

Six years ago, a survey for Horsham District Council found more than one in six of its householders were running a home-based business. It's response was Microbiz - a one-day package of advice and support for home-based entrepreneurs. And just like many of those businesses, Microbiz is still going strong, with the sixth annual Microbiz fair scheduled for Saturday 15 March.

Taxing question for rural live/work

What have barn conversions, live/work and VAT got in common? In rural north Yorkshire they're three key ingredients of a long-standing dispute with HM Revenue & Customs

Backbone of the economy

An estimated 60% of UK business start-ups are based at home, with another 1,400 taking the plunge every week. But who's counting? Not the government, says Enterprise Nation. Instead, this Shropshire-based champion of home-working took on the onerous task itself

Not just a pretty facade

Glorious form meets live/work function at SoDa Studios in Dalston, Hackney. Developers Investland have put their heart into making this development fit for purpose

Are you an innovator?

Is your home-based business flourishing or heading down that route? Have you got the work/life balance right? And who's got the upper hand - you or the technology you invested in to make your venture run smoothly? If your answer's a confident 'yes', why not try capping your achievements with Enterprise Nation's Home Business Award?

Homeworkers do more

Would you, like Boris Johnson, find your path to a home-based workstation filled with insuperable obstacles like daytime TV? Or would you step up your work productivity and relish swapping a cattle-truck commute for quality time with family, friends or leisure? ntl: Telewest Business got its pollsters to do the research