Starting a business from home
Plenty of successful entrepreneurs tell us that a recession is the best time to start a new business. But what are the top business ideas if you want to start-up and still work from home
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Crazy Christmas Entrepreneur Story #389
Recession” What recession” That’s what American entrepreneur Natalia Wolfrom must be thinking – she’s been selling novelty keyboards for blondies like they’re going out of fashion.
Food entrepreneur makes £275m from predicting the future
Long before the slow food fad hit the headlines, Alastair Storey bucked the trend for processed, over-packaged food and built a catering empire specialising in locally sourced products.
UK start-up targets health tourism
Hungary’s good for dental work while Poland’s the place to go for a tummy tuck, according to Alla Pashynska, who owns health tourism business Allo Travel.
“London isn’t the be all and end all,” says music entrepreneur
Robert Hurst co-founded music portal Audio Network in 2001. There was no money for fancy offices in London but, surprisingly, he found that staff were more than happy to leave the big smoke behind.
Peter Jones gets a grilling
By Kate Bassett
Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones tells us about his favourite invention, his shoe-buying problems and why he reckons Theo Paphitis should appear on The Apprentice.
Fiscal fiasco: Small retailers bear the weight of the PBR
By Kate Bassett
Henry Edjelbaum, managing director of accountancy group AIMS, has hit out at Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report, describing it as “nothing more than an ill-conceived headline grabber” and an administrative nightmare for small retailers.
Apax sued by co-founder
One of the three co-founders of Apax Partners, Maurice Tchenio, is suing the buy-out house over the split of fees and profits in Europe since 2001.
What to do if an employee is a BNP member
If you’ve spotted the name of one of your employees on the BNP membership list that’s been made public, the worst thing you can do is dismiss them on the spot.
Laying the bait: How to hook customers
By Kate Bassett
Darren Tilley knows a thing or two about customer service. The founder of £8m-turnover chauffeured transport firm Driven Worldwide hasn’t lost a single client in the past few years.