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Quick thinking: The story of UK Business Forums

2011-03-29 15:03 - 10363 reads - 3 comments

As our sister website UK Business Forums celebrates its 100,000th member, we revisit our 2007 interview with its founder Richard Osborne.

Start-up Stories: Sharon Wright, MagnaMole

2009-08-04 08:46 - 6585 reads - 1 comment

Sharon Wright, founder of MagnaMole, with James Caan and Duncan Bannatyne

BusinessZone editor Dan Martin meets the entrepreneur who managed to wow all five of the millionaires on Dragons' Den.

The Pitch 2009 judge profile: Deirdre Bounds - Accidental millionaire

2009-06-11 12:55 - 5942 reads - 1 comment

Deirdre Bounds, a judge in The Pitch 2009, may have stumbled across a business idea but still managed to start a company and sell it for £20m.

Start-up Stories: Kate Cazenove, Sip

2009-05-27 10:38 - 3115 reads - 1 comment

Dan Martin meets Kate Cazenove, founder of healthy soft drink brand Sip, which recently secured investment from Dragons' Den judge Peter Jones.

EXCLUSIVE: Start-up stories - Karen Darby at Call Britannia

2009-03-23 14:06 - 4098 reads - 6 comments

Gina Dyer meets social entrepreneur Karen Darby, who is about to launch a business that will create 10,000 jobs for unemployed people in the UK's most deprived areas.

Start-up Stories: Polly Gowers at Everyclick.com

2009-03-18 15:20 - 4356 reads - 3 comments

It's not often that you get to be a part of something that's a both a commercial and philanthropic success but Polly Gowers, founder of Everyclick.com...

Start-up Stories: Ross Elder and Andy Firth at Holidaylettings.co.uk

2009-03-10 15:36 - 5175 reads

Friends often make the best business partners, but it can also be a recipe for disaster. Thankfully for Ross Elder and Andy Firth, co-founders of Holi...

Start-up Stories: Bristol Design Festival

2008-06-10 22:03 - 6902 reads

A chance meeting in Italy proved more than just the start of a friendship for Duncan Iraci and Neil Ferguson; it led to the creation of one of the biggest events on the south west design scene.

Start-up Stories: Proving the Dragons wrong - Rob Law at Trunki

2008-02-29 15:36 - 12677 reads - 3 comments

Despite being turned down for funding on Dragons' Den, the founder of the innovative Trunki ride-on children's suitcase is enjoying huge success.

Start-up Stories: Robert Leigh at Devono: Letting go of tradition

2007-09-14 15:37 - 7975 reads

Robert Leigh's idea for Devono, a commercial lettings firm that would represent the interests of tenants instead of landlords, met a stony reaction fr...

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