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The section about you: because the buck has to stop somewhere. These Daily Insights provide stories from entrepreneurs about leading and inspiring other people - and dealing with all the issues that come from being in charge.

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Low cost gym business gains £1m investment
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A revolutionary new gym chain has opened today in London as social mission venture capital firm Bridges Ventures announces it has invested £1m into the business.

June 30, 2008 4:41pm
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Bannatyne pledges £500m to charity
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Dragons’ Den star and self-made millionaire Duncan Bannatyne last week revealed plans to donate his entire fortune to charity.

June 26, 2008 4:43pm
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"Supercasinos would have damaged society"
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British bookmaker and entrepreneur Victor Chandler says the government was right to scrap plans for a Las Vegas-style super-casino in Manchester.

June 26, 2008 2:10pm
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Bruce steps down from pub empire
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Pub entrepreneur David Bruce is stepping down as chief executive of Capital Pub Company.

June 24, 2008 10:32am
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Manufacturing tycoon honoured with MBE
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We first interviewed Synseal founder Gary Dutton back in 2004, when he was on the brink of becoming the UK’s biggest player in the PVC windows industry. Last week, the “no O-levels, been-bust-twice" former sole trader from Mansfield was made an MBE for his services to manufacturing.

June 19, 2008 12:00pm
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Johnson to consult on post-Olympics London
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A special purpose vehicle to collect ideas from the business community about what to do with London's Olympic Park after the 2012 Games will be set up by Mayor Boris Johnson.

June 11, 2008 4:04pm
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"London 2012 Games will be priceless"
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Come 2012, the eyes of the world will be on London as it plays host to the Olympic Games. Speaking at the 2008 CBI Business Summit this morning, Lloyds TSB's chief economist Trevor Williams says the economic impact will be "priceless" for the country and small businesses.

June 11, 2008 11:27am
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Serial entrepreneur tackles mobile phone theft
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After four years collecting data, Adrian Portlock’s electronics registration service is finally in the “sales cycle”. And Recipero could well be a household name within months.

June 05, 2008 5:24pm
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Billionaire brothers prepare to float Global Switch
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The credit crunch has forced most entrepreneurs to put flotation plans on hold. Not the Reuben Brothers, though. They're gearing up for a £1.5bn float of their data centre company, Global Switch.

June 03, 2008 1:03pm
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Entrepreneurs lend a hand to growing business
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Camaraderie among entrepreneurs – both new and established – is alive and well if Boudiche co-founder Clare Thommen's experience is anything to go by.

May 29, 2008 4:54pm

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Grass Roots entrepreneur receives an MBE for social responsibility

By Kate Pritchard - July 03, 2008 5:24pm GMT

David Evans set up Herfordshire-based performance improvement firm Grass Roots in the eighties. Today, he turns over a whopping £247m, employs over 1,000 people and has just become one of only three people in the country to receive an MBE for services to CSR.

Foresight invests in Silvigen

By Real Deals & Real Business - July 03, 2008 3:45pm GMT

Silvigen, a supplier of biomass fuels for use in the power industry, will use £1.75m from Foresight to finance the development of a processing plant in Goole, North Humberside.

Countdown to Human Capital Awards

By Catherine Woods - July 03, 2008 3:38pm GMT

At last year’s CBI/Real Business Human Capital Awards, prison administrator Vicky O’Dea was crowned the ‘people’s champion’.

Farmer focuses on versatile local product

By Catherine Woods - July 03, 2008 3:10pm GMT

Farmer Andy Fussel has turned a low-value crop into a product that appeals to those who want to lower their carbon footprint, the health conscious and even Michelin-star chefs.

Nine ways to grow your business through franchising

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - July 03, 2008 2:28pm GMT

Brian Duckett, MD of Howarth Franchising, gives his top tips on franchising your business.


BUSINESS COMMENT >>

Lee McQueen pulls a sickie

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - July 02, 2008 2:55pm GMT

First day on the job and Apprentice winner McQueen has been struck down by a flu-like virus.

Look out Boris! Sir Alan for Mayor?!

By Ally Papasodaro - June 27, 2008 4:10pm GMT

Sir Alan Sugar has been mooted as a possible labour candidate for Mayor of London, and the grizzly entrepreneur is up for the challenge.

The world's first Tibetan consumer brand?

By Matthew Rock - June 26, 2008 4:41pm GMT

Bizarre.

Elnaugh Vs. Paphitis. The Dragons are at war

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - June 26, 2008 2:45pm GMT

When Theo Paphitis suggested all women’s brains “turn to mush” when they get pregnant, fellow Dragon Rachel Elnaugh, entrepreneur and mother-of-five, breathed fire and brimstone.

I’m so excited. And I just can’t hide it.

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - June 25, 2008 11:09am GMT

Anyone else gearing up to go wild over the new domain name changes? No? Just think of the wit, variety and confusion it will bring to the world wide web.



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