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Dun Deal

by Matthew Rock - Friday, 9th May 2008 - - Business comment

Dun Deal

As Carphone Warehouse founder Charles Dunstone flogs half his retail estate for £1bn to Best Buy, we ask: what kind of entrepreneur is the chipper one?

Opinion is divided on whether chirpy chappy Charles Dunstone has scored a winner with his Best Buy deal. Robert Peston at the BBC says Dunstone is among the two or three most determined entrepreneurs he's come across and that the deal shows he's as committed as ever to the growth of Carphone Warehouse.

After weeks of rumours that he was on the way out, keen to sell and move on to new ventures, the Guardian reckons "he's up to something".  As they say, "You don't dilute your earnings by 10%-15% without having a plan."

So what kind of man is the CW founder? The Telegraph reminds readers that, despite his fondness for ocean racing, Dunstone is no flash boy. "Mr Normal" is their verdict.

Real Business has long been a close Dunstone bserver. In fact, we once despatched a reporter to find someone to say a critical word about him. And what did they discover? Click here to find out.

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Benn lauds the low-carbon revolution

By Catherine Woods - May 16, 2008 5:22pm GMT

Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has urged more people to pursue eco-preneurial ventures saying the environmental industries are going to be “more significant in the future”.

Stealth business makes a bang

By Matthew Rock & Real Deals - May 16, 2008 1:35pm GMT

A couple of years ago, the ownership of QinetiQ was a major public scandal, with commentators suggesting it should never be in private (let alone private equity) hands. Now the former government research department is yielding exciting entrepreneurial ventures.

Office Relocation: A ‘How To Guide’

By Real Business - May 15, 2008 4:09pm GMT

Office design and build specialist Morgan Lovell has helped thousands of companies successfully move into new workplaces. Here are its ten top tips to make office moves run like clockwork.

Heathrow's T5 was "the right move"

By Kate Pritchard - May 14, 2008 3:52pm GMT

Despite the public backlash, the 20,000 pieces of lost luggage and hundreds of cancelled flights, Asian entrepreneur Surinder Arora says the government was right to give British Airports Authority its blessing to expand Heathrow airport.

Vegan company brings meat to the masses

By Melissa Hancock - May 14, 2008 2:25pm GMT

Set up by a vegan father and daughter team in 2003, Beanies Health Foods has simultaneously cornered a niche and appealed to the mainstream by selling meat-replacement foods.

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Dragons, drugs and Darling

By Kate Pritchard - May 16, 2008 5:25pm GMT

Dragons’ Den star James Caan cosied up to a drug offender. Prince Charles downed a high-energy “super juice”. And Chancellor Alistair Darling managed to crack a joke. Yesterday’s Enterprise Leadership Conference, run by The Prince’s Trust, was full of surprises.

Manufacturing: the fightback

By Matthew Rock - May 16, 2008 2:16pm GMT

Following James Caan's blast against manufacturing, the BBC's In Business programme devoted half an hour or riveting radio to "maverick manufacturing companies" and how they are thriving against the odds. 

The Apprentice: that's what I'm talking about

By Matthew Rock - May 14, 2008 10:40pm GMT

Why it's a really important programme and we'll continue writing about it.

Simon Woodroffe gets “down with the kids”

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - May 14, 2008 5:45pm GMT

At a Skill! event held at the Merrill Lynch offices in St Paul’s today, the Yo! Sushi founder entertained students and teachers alike. But did he go too far?

Women entrepreneurs: the statistics

By Catherine Woods - May 12, 2008 5:09pm GMT

The government’s released some fascinating statistics today about female entrepreneurs and what they’re getting out of starting up on their own.

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