Sex toys: full steam ahead
If you’re looking to make a quick wad in the sex toy market, you might consider a drop ship scheme. Monique Carty, founder of Sextoys.co.uk, did.
Carla Bruni: new record label staying tight-lipped
Last week I interviewed Mike Batt, the founder of the record label Dramatico Entertainment, about the company’s turbo-charged growth of 106 per cent over the past four years.
CFO watch – Rowell Tan
Rowell Tan, the CFO of JSM Indochina, has been appointed to the board of the retail and residential investment and development company.
Entrepreneurs in the news
Plenty of entrepreneurs are hitting the headlines today.
A real-life eBay entrepreneur
Stephano Passantino is an eBay entrepreneur who’s graduated to the big league. He now runs his own website – Lastseason.com.
FD watch – Rob Smith
Rob Smith has resigned as FD of Eco City Vehicles.
Women in business: the hurdles
Chocolate entrepreneur Claire Burnet has a message for government: “Take childcare seriously. Stop creating ridiculous hurdles for women-owned businesses.”
Whiskey beer and the FD
Fuller Smith & Turner FD James Douglas told me that 75 per cent of the time, being an FD in one public company is like being an FD in any other.
I want to be a good employer but the law won’t let me
Share Share via Pinterest LinkedIn Copy Link Share Share via Pinterest LinkedIn Copy Link It’s a stereotypical thing to do, but I spend a little time at the beginning of each year taking stock and looking over what has happened and what I want to make happen in the coming year. I have to say, […]
Mydeco: Brent Hoberman goes soft
The co-founder of lastminute.com has a new venture, this time in soft furnishings.
Remembering the wonder of Excel
One of my sincerest held beliefs is always to be counter-cyclical. Easier to do when you are free and single – i.e. going on holiday when the kids are at school, Christmas shopping on Boxing Day, and so on.
Political correctness gone mad?
I want to be a good employer but the law won’t let me, says Richard Baister, the entrepreneur behind Velocity Drinks.