Move over Kate Moss and Guy Richie. Here are some new stars that are taking the plunge and using their fame, fortune and fanbases to launch entrepreneurial businesses.
There may be “serious repercussions” for the UK now that General Motors has filed for bankruptcy despite receiving £19bn of emergency aid from the US government.
Mazouz opened Mayfair-based restaurant and celebrity hang-out Momo in 1997. Madonna threw the launch party. Six years on, he opened the critically-acclaimed Sketch. He talks ragu, business class and the jet set lifestyle with The Times.
Yesterday, the "King of Pop" kept fans waiting over an hour and a half for a press conference that lasted only a couple of minutes. Here's why Michael Jackson is a publicity genius.
Long before the slow food fad hit the headlines, Alastair Storey bucked the trend for processed, over-packaged food and built a catering empire specialising in locally sourced products.
Hungary’s good for dental work while Poland’s the place to go for a tummy tuck, according to Alla Pashynska, who owns health tourism business Allo Travel.
Henry Edjelbaum, managing director of accountancy group AIMS, has hit out at Chancellor Alistair Darling’s Pre-Budget Report, describing it as “nothing more than an ill-conceived headline grabber” and an administrative nightmare for small retailers.
Darren Tilley knows a thing or two about customer service. The founder of £8m-turnover chauffeured transport firm Driven Worldwide hasn’t lost a single client in the past few years.
Hiro Harjani founded his fashion retail business Aftershock in 1992. During the last 16 years, he’s built a £24m-turnover, international brand. But now he says it’s all over in the UK.
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