Entrepreneurs up and down the country have been watching back-to-back episodes of Only Fools and Horses, gleaning top tips from the wheeler-dealer himself.
In 2004, sisters Haleh and Golnar Abivardi opened Swiss Smile, a private dental clinic, in Zurich. Today, they have clinics in St. Moritz and London, employ 200 people and, with a turnover of £10m, have plenty to smile about.
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Entrepreneurial design agency Article 10 is improving its sales team's client presentations to ensure the business stays afloat as the economy slows down.
Profile of the couple who built Cannon Avent to a global business.
When we interviewed health club entrepreneur David Lloyd in 1997, he was ruing the £200m sale of his leisure business …
AES Engineering founder Chris Rea reckons one of the best ways to improve the quality of your managers is to create a board of directors.
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