A Devon-based marketing firm is doing its bit to kickstart the UK economy by offering to give every company in Britain 200 free direct marketing contacts.
How does an artisan crisp company become an international brand to rival Walkers Sensations and Pringles" Burts Crisps managing director Nick Hurst explains how he's taken a sizeable bite out of the crisp export market.
"The best people aren't going to leave their jobs to come and work at a startup, just like that," says Michael Jackson, founder of Elderstreet Investments and former chairman of PartyGaming and software firm Sage. "You have to pay above the market rate to get them. For a long time, the people I employed were earning more than me."
UK-based sauce company Tracklements started trading in 1970 and claims to be the first company in the UK to introduce wholegrain mustard and to market onion marmalade, herb jellies and Cumberland sauce. But boss Guy Tullberg still refuses to trade with the big multiples.
EDF energy has been fined £2m for poor customer service after Ofgem found that the energy giant has failed to meet minimum customer service standards over the past three years.
In what Lord Mandelson describes as a "shot in the arm for the British venture capital industry,” the government has announced the creation of an Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high-growth potential.
Vodafone hit the headlines this morning amid rumours that it is considering buying rival mobile phone firm T-Mobile UK. The move would make the firm the biggest mobile phone operator in the country. Will the deal stifle competition" Entrepreneurs and lawyers tell us their views.
A British entrepreneur who feared going to prison because of mounting company debts has fled Dubai as the global financial crisis puts a stranglehold on the emirate.
Real Business columnist and master cobbler John Timpson answers all your business questions. This week: work experience, body odour and teaching as a profession.
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