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The new manufacturers The new manufacturers

A great British renaissance has been taking place. From Aberdeen to the West Country, the zing is back in manufacturing. It’s about time this spectacular story was told.

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What's happening in the markets today?

by Catherine Woods - Tuesday, 7th October 2008 - - Business comment

Lordy, lordy... it's been another turbulent day in the financial markets

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s FTSE 100 meltdown, we’ve had…

…bank stocks falling faster than a poncy Sir Alan Sugar wannabe on The Apprentice…

…the International Monetary Fund demanding a global solution to the financial crisis

…the Icelandic government saving Landesbank – the country’s second-largest bank, which offers the IceSave savings product that’s so popular with British savers.

…desperate calls for an interest rate cut in the wake of the crisis and more worrying manufacturing figures.

Shall we start a book on what's going to be in the next batch of bad news?

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Cowdery to float Resolution

By Catherine Woods - November 19, 2008 3:37pm GMT

Insurance entrepreneur Clive Cowdery is making plans to float his company, Resolution, next month.

US market is the key for tech success

By Catherine Woods - November 19, 2008 3:22pm GMT

UK technology companies should be more aggressive in the US if they want to emulate the success of their State-side cousins, says one of Britain’s leading tech entrepreneurs.

“What’s in Great Britain’s shop window?” asks Dragon

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - November 19, 2008 2:36pm GMT

James Caan has lambasted the UK for its lack of a unified brand. “You want manufacturing, you go to China. What does Britain do?” he asked attendees at a T-Mobile roundtable discussion.

ASOS cashes in on the young pound

By Charlotte Burn-Callander - November 18, 2008 3:49pm GMT

On-line fashion retailer ASOS reported an impressive 68 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to £4.1m. Bucking the downward trend on the high street, its sales in the first half of the year have more than doubled to £67.5m.

Stelios's wrangle with directors continues

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - November 18, 2008 11:47am GMT

Stelios' row with the EasyJet board has yielded new headlines. In the wake of arguments over the future of the company, the millionaire founder has refused to sign off the firm's accounts.

Brochures on Saving and investing

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Global Entrepreneurship Week begins...

By Matthew Rock - November 17, 2008 9:50am GMT

And, boy, do we need it...

Hold onto your sides: it's the Friday funnies

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - November 14, 2008 3:44pm GMT

Take five and have a little chuckle at the best business humour around.

The entrepreneur's Shakespeare

By Kate Pritchard - November 14, 2008 3:09pm GMT

We're happy for you to vent your grumbles and groans about the economic downturn on our website. So when Nick Redford, managing director of recording studio Unit58, sent us a poem about the credit crunch, we couldn’t resist sharing it with the rest of you.

Can you bottle entrepreneurial spirit?

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - November 13, 2008 3:39pm GMT

The scientists say we can. But who wants to pop “risk pills”?

The Last Millionaire explodes onto our screens

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - November 13, 2008 12:16pm GMT

It’s a familiar format: a gaggle of businesspeople are thrown together to meet a series of challenges. But the entrepreneurs on this show have already made their millions. They’re being forced to start from scratch with no money and no help in unfamiliar territory. RB’s already hooked.

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