There are 4.5 million small businesses and in the UK today and increasing numbers of young entrepreneurs are discovering the benefits of being a start up.

Young Guns reveals 300 of the most successful young entrepreneurs in Britain and looks at what it's like to start up a business when you're young. Based on the hugely successful Young Guns Awards run by Startups.co.uk - the UK's leading online resource for business start ups - it features the inspirational stories of hugely successful businesses such as Mind Candy, Innocent, Notonthehighstreet.com, Sweaty Betty, Graze and many others. With practical tips and advice for young entrepreneurs and startups on the problems and challenges they will face, plus key lessons from those who have succeeded, it is essential reading for any aspiring young entrepreneur or start up.

If you're young and have already started your own business or are just thinking about it, Young Guns outlines the difference between success and failure and is all the inspiration you need to take the plunge and start up the business of your dreams.