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Should you hire a corporate executive?
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Entrepreneurs scoff at business education. But they could be wrong.

February 14, 2008 5:00pm
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Five lessons in business success
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Briliant real-life entrepreneurial success secrets, from five leading entrepreneurs.

February 14, 2008 4:52pm
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Wolfson: the business born in university
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Profile of the UK's classic university spin-out turned entrepreneurial success story.

February 14, 2008 4:44pm
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Hiring MBA students: good idea?
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MBA students have got all the qualifications. But will they cut it in the real world of business?

February 14, 2008 4:40pm
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How to make students more entrepreneurial
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An important question answered by our sage columnist.

February 14, 2008 4:34pm
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Entrepreneurs: born or taught?
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Can entrepreneurship be taught? Or are real entrepreneurs just born that way? Questions for our entrepreneur-columnist.

February 14, 2008 4:29pm
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University - or entrepreneurship?
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The founder of Velocity on the real educational qualifications needed to be an entrepreneur.

February 14, 2008 4:22pm
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Why I demoted myself: real business education
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In all businesses, there comes a moment when the entrepreneur's time is over.

February 11, 2008 2:05pm

BUSINESS NEWS >>

Luxury boutique taps into time-poor set

By Catherine Woods - August 28, 2008 3:52pm GMT

Rous Iland managing director Clare Rous has found giving away control and managing growth the hardest aspects of expanding the luxury boutique she launched with fellow former lawyer Kara Iland.

"Solid" partners are vital for international success

By Catherine Woods - August 28, 2008 2:50pm GMT

North America, South America, the Middle East, Asia and Europe may be very different parts of the world but Stuart Whitwell maintains there are common ways to grow your business in all of them.

Peter Jones scuppers firm’s chances in the Den

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - August 28, 2008 12:10pm GMT

Telecoms “expert” Jones makes a blunder which sees Romi Parmar, founder of The 3G Dating Agency, leave the Den sans investment and bearing a grudge.

Dragons' Den: "The pitch was a doddle"

By Kate Pritchard - August 27, 2008 9:53am GMT

When Neil Westwood and his wife Laura appeared on Dragons’ Den with their pitch for the Magic Whiteboard, four out of the five dragons wanted to invest. “You spend three months preparing for the show. I don’t understand how you could possibly cock it up,” he says.

Flexible working seduces senior staff

By Catherine Woods - August 26, 2008 4:40pm GMT

RadioWorks chairman Stan Park joined the entrepreneur-led radio advertising specialist based on the strength of the business model but also because of its flexible working policies.

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Fancy winning a Growing Business Award?

By Catherine Woods - August 27, 2008 12:31pm GMT

So, you reckon you’re pretty good, do you? But…are you good enough to win one of our Growing Business Awards?

Ashoka and the art of social entrepreneurship

By Matthew Rock - August 27, 2008 11:36am GMT

We strongly recommend this interview with Bill Drayton, founder of the Ashoka organisation that brings together the world's finest social enterprises.

Dragons’ Den: Where are they now?

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - August 21, 2008 5:02pm GMT

If you (like us) were wondering whatever happened to all those businesses that faced the Dragons’ wrath in the Den over the past six series, look no further.

How do you fund your growth?

By Zarrin Lilani - August 20, 2008 4:09pm GMT

As the economic situation worsens in the UK, we’re hearing reports that smaller businesses aren't managing their finances in the best way.

Ten lessons for entrepreneurs from Team GB at the Olympics

By Stuart Rock - August 20, 2008 11:59am GMT

Chris Hoy, Rebecca Adlington, Ben Ainslie: entrepreneurs can learn from all of them

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