The hospitality investor with a Range Rover in every port
Charles Weaving has come a long since earning seven pence an hour as a dish washer, now in possession of Dubai-based private equity firm Foxhole Holdings.
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Extra SME support as five million businesses now advertise on Facebook
Five million businesses now actively advertise on Facebook, prompting the social network to mark the milestone with additional support for SMEs.
From Topman to top man: Jamal Edwards and SB.TV are booming
Ten years have passed since SB.TV was launched by Jamal Edwards and Real Business sat down with the entertainment entrepreneur backstage at the Sage Summit, where he revealed US growth, movie projects and more are on the way.
Struggling artist given a blank canvas is now a Ferrari-loving property entrepreneur
Multi-millionaire Rob Moore is able to live the high life now as a property entrepreneur, but he had a humble beginning to business as a struggling artist.
Tommy Mallet: The TOWIE star smashing the Essex stereotype with an international fashion brand
Reality TV show TOWIE (The Only Way Is Essex) conjures up certain pictures in people’s minds, but cast member Tommy Mallet is on course to change that with a fast-growth fashion firm that’s already gone global, Real Business heard in an interview.
Why Candy Kittens went from 500 crowdfunding investors to just seven
The founders of Candy Kittens, Jamie Laing and Ed Williams, joined Real Business for Black Cab Entrepreneurs, discussing how the business has progressed since raising £300,000 on Seedrs ?And the ?weird decision they made after it.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car fuelled by focus on staff training and internal promotions
When it comes to employees, Enterprise Rent-a-Car drives staff morale and retention by providing progression through a culture of training and internal promotions, Real Business has discovered.
When it comes to staff welcome packs, these firms have rewritten the rule book
Staff welcome packs can feel like being read the riot act, so we ve found the companies that have quite literally turned initiations on their head.
Fanbytes founder: I was right about Vine closing, and reckon Twitter will go same way
Timothy Armoo has a world domination mission for his Snapchat-based advertising business Fanbytes, which the 21-year-old serial entrepreneur and computer scientist will achieve by fending off the competition ?old people .
The oil industry tycoon helping to turn those around him into millionaires
Richard Upshall has his fingers in various pies, the most significant of which is the oil industry. And while he admits his fair share of losses along the way, he’s now helped turn a number of people into millionaires.