Commonly derived from university projects or larger organisations, so-called ‘spin-out’ businesses can be an attractive option for many entrepreneurs. But can the relative safety of this kind of start-up compensate for a lack of entrepreneurial control?

Global Entrepreneurship Week gets underway 12-18 November, so we thought in the run up we would ask a few leading entrepreneurs what is the one piece of advice they wish they had been given when they first started out in business. Here is what they said...