The Red Tape offers information and inspiration for entrepreneurs and their advisors.

On this issue:

• The Masterclass - benchmarking is more than just comparing yourself with your competitors. It will help you understand, measure and evaluate your processes
• McThinking - Steve McDermott urges you to be more urgent
• Red It? - a Red Tape listener reviews a new business publication
• Inside Business - Workshare have drastically reduced the time it takes to get a product to market. Find out how
• Seeing Red - Len Tingle comments on the price of history...
• The Managers Guide to the Galaxy - advice on travel from this invaluable tome
• Focus - in the final part of our series on financing a fast growing company, Ian Green reports on what's involved in selling your company
• Audio Diaries - Champagne Warehouse has had a chaotic month, but with good results
• Red Hot Ideas - an idea that could benefit your company
• The CV - Chris Gorman had made £1m by his 30th birthday, find out how he made the next £34m