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A great British renaissance has been taking place. From Aberdeen to the West Country, the zing is back in manufacturing. It’s about time this spectacular story was told.

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Ozone technology cleans up
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Stuart Wilkinson, managing director of commercial laundry company JLA, wanted to harness the power of a thunderstorm to make clothes super clean – so he looked to the sky.

January 03, 2008 12:34pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 7
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Love a good flick and got a spare 25 quid? Then join the 50,000 others who have invested in A Swarm of Angels, the world's first open-source film studio.

January 02, 2008 2:59pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 6
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Is your market research costly and time-consuming to gather? And is it collecting the right information? Be inspired by two firms that use technology to take marketplace analysis to new heights.

December 18, 2007 12:08pm
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Start-up takes a bite out of iTunes
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When Ben Drury launched his music download business back in 2004, Apple's iTunes ruled the roost. But the American mega-corp didn’t count on a London-based start-up out-performing its clunking media player.

December 14, 2007 2:24pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 5
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Winner of our Marketplace Analysis award, Thomson Intermedia's pioneering media technology has made it a favourite throughout the UK's advertising industry.

December 13, 2007 4:54pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 4
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Developers of the turbo-charged widget, Zebtab, scoop our Customer Interaction award.

December 11, 2007 10:24am
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 3
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Online customer interaction is crucial in the Web 2.0 world. Here's how two tech firms stole the lead on the competition.

November 28, 2007 10:08am
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 2
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Whether it's car valeting or supplying exhibition display stands, here's how technology can help you take on the competition... and win.

November 22, 2007 5:04pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 1
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High-tech roadie firm Gallowglass is the first tech pioneer to be crowned by Real Business and Microsoft.

November 19, 2007 3:12pm
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SEO, and ye shall be found
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Each month, more than 27 million people use Yahoo News, Google News and other news search engines to carry out research. These searches retrieve thousands of results – which is why you need good search engine optimisation (SEO) to be noticed online.

November 08, 2007 11:15am

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.

Brochures on Saving and investing

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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