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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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CFO watch – David Blain
By Catherine Woods
David Blain has been appointed interim chief financial officer and company secretary of Renovo Group.

July 28, 2008 4:26pm
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FD watch – Elizabeth Gaines
By Catherine Woods
Elizabeth Gaines has resigned as chief finance and operations director for Entertainment Rights.

July 28, 2008 4:24pm
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CFO watch – Michael Kane
By Catherine Woods
Michael Kane has been appointed chief financial officer of Clipper Windpower.

July 28, 2008 4:22pm
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FD watch – Anthony James Quinlan
By Catherine Woods
Tony Quinlan has been appointed finance director of power group Drax.

July 28, 2008 4:16pm
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Layline entrepreneur: “The Dragons missed out”
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When Ros Adams and John Foster-Smith appeared on the last episode of Dragons’ Den, their idea for a novelty sheet was dismissed as “ridiculous”. But little did the Dragons know that the business pitch was, in fact, a red herring – designed to propel the two entrepreneurs into the limelight.

July 25, 2008 4:26pm
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Is being FD of a UK plc a thankless task?
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Ocado finance director Jason Gissing is adamant the company will not float while he’s in charge of the finance team.

July 21, 2008 5:36pm
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CFO watch – Mark Chessher
By Catherine Woods
Mark Chessher has been appointed chief financial officer of insurance broker and risk adviser Aon and Aon Risk Services UK.

July 21, 2008 5:17pm
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FD watch – Jonathan Martin Austen
By Catherine Woods
Jon Austen has been appointed finance director of property development and investment group Terrace Hill.

July 21, 2008 4:53pm
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FD watch – Andrew Parsliffe
By Catherine Woods
Andrew Parsliffe has been appointed joint commercial director and finance director of ATC Group.

July 21, 2008 4:50pm
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Private equity firms circle Reed Elsevier's B2B titles
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Reed Elsevier's £1.25bn trade magazine division has reportedly attracted the attention of private equity firms such as Bain Capital and TPG Capital.

July 21, 2008 11:56am

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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