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In Focus: Linda Bennett – founder of LK Bennett

When award winning shoe designer Linda Bennett, launched her first LK Bennett store in ultra cool Wimbledon Village in 1990, she had one mission in mind – to make women realise we didn’t need to choose between [...]

New business start ups still happening despite the recession

The belief that the recession is the perfect time to start a business seems to be ringing true with entrepreneurs in the UK. Ninety eight thousand new businesses were launched in the first quarter of 2008 [...]

Inspiration from Moonfruit founder Wendy Tan White

Wendy Tan-White is the founder of Moonfruit, a highly successful internet company which allows users to create their own websites. She is most recently famed for creating one of the most successful social media marketing campaigns [...]

The big idea!

For thousands of people, the recession has been the perfect opportunity to release their inner entrepreneur and set themselves up in business. These enterprises come in all shapes and sizes from a small business that will [...]

Fraser Doherty, the Superjam King!

It has been said that the best entrepreneurial ideas aren’t necessarily original; they are simply old ideas with a new twist. After helping his grandmother make some jam, Fraser Doherty, then aged 14, developed the concept [...]

Teenager named on list of top UK business women

A 19 year old inventor became the youngest woman ever to be named on Management Today’s annual list of the UK’s top 35 business women under the age of 35. Ruth Amos designed her product, StairSteady, [...]

Think like a child again!

Do you remember what it was like to be a child? We never knew anything was impossible; there were no limitations in our minds of any kind and we hated being told ‘no’! If we wanted to [...]

The Farrah Gray phenomenon!

We don’t know much about this young man over here, but 24 year old Dr Farrah Gray is the very embodiment of the American Dream. Born into less than comfortable surroundings he was determined to create [...]

An audience with Dr Stephen Covey!

Dr Stephen Covey, world renowned motivational speaker and author of the best selling “7 Habits of Highly Effective People“, will be in London for one night only on 14th October to launch his new book, “The [...]

North East Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2009!

If you own and operate your own business in the North East of England, you can put yourself forward for the 2009 North East Woman of the Year Awards! The awards are being hosted by Women [...]

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