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Nicole Fahri sold to US private equity group
Ailing fashion chain French Connection is selling off its upmarket label Nicole Fahri to American private equity group OpenGate Capital in a deal worth £5m.
Published 7 hours ago by Kate Pritchard.
Finding the next Richard Branson
Virgin Media Pioneers, a new online community aimed at young people, has launched. Working with with Enterprise UK, Virgin Media aims to bridge the gap between young entrepreneurs and established business experts, to find the next Richard Branson.
Published 2 days ago by Jason Hesse.
Stop ignoring Twitter and join the fun
Twitter: you either “get” it or you don't, to misquote the old marmite adage. But the reasons for you and your business to use Twitter professionally are increasing day by day – here's why.
Published 3 days ago by Jason Hesse.
Are you secretly a social entrepreneur?
New research shows that the UK could be home to 232,000 social entrepreneurs – nearly four times as many as official estimates had calculated. Do you consider your business as a social enterprise?
Published 3 days ago by Jason Hesse.
O2 invests in youth with Think Big
On the back of O2 signing a deal with Doug Richard's School for Startups earlier this week, Britain's largest mobile phone operator has now launched a campaign to help entrepreneurial young people turn their projects into a reality.
Published 5 days ago by Jason Hesse.
CIMA survey reveals optimism
“Banks aren't lending!”, “Red tape burden!”, “One million jobs to be lost!” - all regular news headlines in Britain. But things aren't as bad as they seem, and many entrepreneurs are actually quite positive about the future.
Published 5 days ago by Jason Hesse.
FPB - an extra member of staff for you?
In a bid to better support the 66 per cent of businesses that want external support, the Forum of Private Business (FPB) relaunched itself today with a view to become an “extra member of staff” for Britain's small businesses.
Published 5 days ago by Jason Hesse.
Britain's 26 best finance brains: public and private
A good finance director is priceless, especially in a recession. Here are two dozen of the very best, as revealed in Real Business's shortlists for the 2010 FDs' Excellence Awards.
Published 5 days ago by Matthew Rock.
Behold the 2010 Customer Kings!
The economy has taken a battering over the past year, but that hasn’t stopped some firms from laying on a royal feast for their clients. Meet the Real Business/Cisco 2010 customer-service champions.
Published 5 days ago by Carryn Dewing.
Sir Stuart Rose is right: we're not stupid
When it comes to the public debt crisis, I'd trust Britain's smartest retailer over scaremongering economics professors any day...
Published 6 days ago by Matthew Rock.
