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The Pitch is back: Get involved in 2010's search for Britain's best new business

2010-03-03 11:30 - 712 reads

The UK's most competitive search for exciting new businesses has returned!

Video: The Pitch 2009 - The winner's story

2010-01-20 15:42 - 1216 reads

How entrepreneur Anthony Lau became the winner of The Pitch 2009, BusinessZone.co.uk's £50,000 competition for entrepreneurs.

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Ex-Dragon breathes fire over UK enterprise support

2010-01-18 17:00 - 1521 reads - 3 comments

Doug Richard has called for a major overhaul of government small business support with ineffective schemes ditched in favour of incentives.

Theo Paphitis: Don't start a business until after the election

2010-01-06 11:11 - 1486 reads - 2 comments

Dragons' Den panellist Theo Paphitis has warned entrepreneurs to hold off from setting up new companies until after the general election.

James Caan appointed chairman of The Big Issue

2009-12-01 09:51 - 610 reads

Dragons' Den star James Caan is to become chairman of The Big Issue in a bid to stimulate an increase in corporate donations.

Deborah Meaden on what makes good customer service

2009-10-30 08:10 - 3012 reads - 1 comment

Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden draws on her own first-hand experience to explain how businesses can deliver effective customer service.

Caption competition winner revealed: Win The Economist business books worth £80!

2009-10-27 07:01 - 3095 reads - 20 comments

We reveal the winner of £80 worth of top class business books in our Dragons' Den-themed caption competiton.

Exclusive video: Doug Richard

2009-10-20 14:43 - 2372 reads

The former dragon talks teaching enteprise, what the government should be doing to support SMEs and why he's the least likely person to be a successful entrepreneur.

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In the hotseat: Peter Jones

2009-10-19 10:40 - 1798 reads - 1 comment

Peter Jones reveals his views on enterprise education and fighting the recession and responds to the criticism that Dragons' Den has become more about entertainment than business.

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