Ex Dragon on London vs California
By Kate Pritchard
Ex-Dragons’ Den star Doug Richard launched his latest business venture – free mobile phone service Trutap – in London last year. But starting up a company near King’s Cross station doesn’t compare to California’s Palo Alto. And it’s not just the lack of sunshine that’s getting Richard’s goat.

Entrepreneurialism can be tough in Germany
By Catherine Woods
Recruitment entrepreneur Richard Paisley found Germany’s approach to entrepreneurialism a little hard to handle when he first started doing business in the country.

British translation firm launches in Shanghai
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
London-based Rosetta Translation set up shop in Shanghai six months ago. It’s the first foreign business in the industry that’s been allowed an office in the city, says director Trevor Breakspear.

The lure of Scotland
By Catherine Woods
The recent Global Financial Services Week highlighted the strength of the Scottish financial services sector. But it also served to highlight the benefits for any business of relocating to, or opening an office in, Scotland.

Knightsbridge-based car club cashes in on supercars
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Chirag Shah and Anastasio van Bilderbeek only launched Quadriga last month, but their high octane car rental business is 0-60mph in record time.

Relationships rule in Asian business
By Catherine Woods
Entrepreneurs should be aware doing business in Asia is still very relationships-based, warns Contact Recruitment group managing director Uzair Bawany.

So, you want to open an office in Malaysia?
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
OB10, a £4m-turnover e-invoicing company, opened an office in Kuala Lumpur a year and half ago. Matthew Hammond is the general manager charged with keeping the business on the rails – despite the best efforts of the elements.

Bravo Openbravo
By Matthew Rock & Real Deals
News today of the largest ever funding round for an open-source ERP business.

Farewell sticky bum; hello removable gum
By Matthew Rock & Real Deals
A British company is on the verge of the long-awaited chewing gum breakthrough having secured investment to continue research into non-stick gum.

Entrepreneurs flee the country
By Kate Pritchard
Serial entrepreneur Hugh Osmond is considering relocating Pearl Assurance, his financial services group, outside the UK for tax reasons. He’s not the only one to lose faith in the government and turn his back on Blighty.