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Dan McGuire

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Dan McGuire is the managing director of Broadbean Technology, the world’s fastest growing distributor of online job adverts. McGuire recently picked up the gong for Young Entrepreneur of the Year at our Growing Business Awards, wowing our judges with his gung-ho attitude and impressive sales stats.

Hear the voice of Britain's entrepreneurial youth and check out his news from the front line.

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Holidays help delegation no end! img 1
By Dan McGuire
It can be hard for entrepreneurs to let go when they jet off. But sometimes, leaving your firm to struggle on without you proves you've got a great team watching your back.

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"It's our duty as entrepreneurs to get kids into business!" img 1
By Dan McGuire
It's all very well to moan and groan about how little the government does to inspire kids to start businesses. But it's time to stop griping and do something about it.

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Recession? Credit crunch? Pah! img 1
By Dan McGuire
Dan McGuire is sticking two fingers up at the doom-mongers as Broadbean reports bullish sales growth.

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Older women, The Apprentice and evasive tactics img 1
By Dan McGuire
This is an unconventional way to begin a column but I was checking out the Real Business hottest entrepreneurs list the other day. Tamara Mellon and Sarah McVittie, I’ll give you, but why was there no space for the delightful Jacqueline Gold? Ok, she may be 20 years my senior but Jacqueline, you’d be on my list!

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Having a peak time at Peaktime! img 1
By Dan McGuire
I have spent the last three days with my fabulous hosts in Riga at the Peaktime international business competition for under graduates. Now in its ninth year, I was unsure exactly what to expect. Keen to see how business and entrepreneurship was being promoted in the Baltics, I was intrigued to meet the participants.

BUSINESS NEWS >>

Senior care franchise fills gap in market

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 3:21pm GMT

Trevor Brocklebank and his wife, Sam, bought the UK franchise for alternative care business Home Instead Senior Care after struggling to find appropriate services for his ailing grandfather.

Stop press: Sir Alan Sugar's bought into Woolies

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 2:36pm GMT

Amstrad founder and Apprentice star Sir Alan Sugar today acquired a four per cent stake in the ailing Woolworths chain.

Testing is crucial for new social networking site

By Catherine Woods - October 10, 2008 12:34pm GMT

Social networking site Wigadoo.com wants to make it easier for friends to organise social events when there’s money involved – from holidays to hen parties.

Does the Lightning car have electric appeal?

By Kate Pritchard - October 10, 2008 11:46am GMT

It scorches from 0-60mph in less than four seconds, its batteries can be charged in ten minutes and you can imagine James Bond sitting behind the wheel. But will the über-stylish electric Lightning car ever make money?

The financial market today

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 10:47am GMT

Share prices tumble further. Brown calls for global support for failing banks. And Pesto thinks its only going to get worse.


BUSINESS COMMENT >>

Playing monopoly with Alistair Darling

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 10, 2008 5:11pm GMT

It's Friday afternoon and RB's eyes are bleeding from frantically watching the rise and tumble of the financial markets today. To give our peepers, and yours, a well deserved break from doom and gloom, check out today's funnies from NewsBiscuit.

Market crisis: the Real Business bargepole ten

By Stuart Rock - October 10, 2008 1:53pm GMT

The market crisis has some big losers.

Global financial crisis: what next?

By Catherine Woods - October 09, 2008 11:31am GMT

I received a text from an investment banker friend this morning who, it has to be said, is master of the understatement.

Interest rates: the reaction

By Catherine Woods - October 08, 2008 4:03pm GMT

Was today’s global interest rates cut “one of the big, pivotal moments for the economy”?

Why I love being British...

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - October 08, 2008 2:01pm GMT

The financial markets are in turmoil. It's the worst banking crisis since the 1930's. A cloud of doom hangs over our fair nation. But some people still have the balls to have a little joke about it all.


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