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Family business profile: Warburton's
By Stuart Rock
An interview with a high-profile family business, the Warburton bakery

February 13, 2008 7:16pm
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Family business: why they fail
By Stuart Rock
Not every family business succeeds. The reasons for failure are usually obvious. But are they avoidable?

February 13, 2008 7:10pm
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Family business profile: Stannah
By Stuart Rock
Family business Stannah is the world leader in stairlifts. It is now in its fifth generation.

February 13, 2008 7:05pm
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Family business: a list of 100 great British firms
By Stuart Rock
This family business list was compiled in 2007.

February 13, 2008 6:41pm
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Family business profile: Farrington's
By Stuart Rock
Family business Farrington's competes against Tesco

February 13, 2008 6:35pm
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Family business: 20 of the best
By Stuart Rock
A family business list, identifying 20 of the best in Britain

February 13, 2008 6:26pm
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Family business and employee share schemes
By Stuart Rock
A family business does not always keep all the shares for family members

February 13, 2008 6:19pm
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Family business profile: mother and son establish car hire firm
By Stuart Rock
Family business Economy Car Hire was established by Rory Sexton and his mother Pam

February 13, 2008 6:10pm
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Could you work with your partner: family business secrets
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Relationships going sour, bust-ups, sibling rivalry... everything is possible in a family business. They can also be the most effective businesses around.

February 11, 2008 12:05pm
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John Timpson: profile of a family business leader
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John Timpson, chairman of the eponymous high-street cobbler and heel-bar chain, is one of the UK's best loved businessmen and owner of a highly successful family business. Here's the real profile.

February 11, 2008 11:55am

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.

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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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