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Leading the homeworking revolution, we profile 30 of Britain's brightest entrepreneurs who run their businesses from home and say it's more than a lifestyle benefit - it's a competitive advantage too.

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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 7
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
Love a good flick and got a spare 25 quid? Then join the 50,000 others who have invested in A Swarm of Angels, the world's first open-source film studio.

January 02, 2008 2:59pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 6
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Is your market research costly and time-consuming to gather? And is it collecting the right information? Be inspired by two firms that use technology to take marketplace analysis to new heights.

December 18, 2007 12:08pm
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Start-up takes a bite out of iTunes
img 1 By Rebecca Burn-Callander
When Ben Drury launched his music download business back in 2004, Apple's iTunes ruled the roost. But the American mega-corp didn’t count on a London-based start-up out-performing its clunking media player.

December 14, 2007 2:24pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 5
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Winner of our Marketplace Analysis award, Thomson Intermedia's pioneering media technology has made it a favourite throughout the UK's advertising industry.

December 13, 2007 4:54pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 4
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Developers of the turbo-charged widget, Zebtab, scoop our Customer Interaction award.

December 11, 2007 10:24am
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 3
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Online customer interaction is crucial in the Web 2.0 world. Here's how two tech firms stole the lead on the competition.

November 28, 2007 10:08am
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 2
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Whether it's car valeting or supplying exhibition display stands, here's how technology can help you take on the competition... and win.

November 22, 2007 5:04pm
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Meet Britain's Digital Elite – part 1
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High-tech roadie firm Gallowglass is the first tech pioneer to be crowned by Real Business and Microsoft.

November 19, 2007 3:12pm
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SEO, and ye shall be found
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Each month, more than 27 million people use Yahoo News, Google News and other news search engines to carry out research. These searches retrieve thousands of results – which is why you need good search engine optimisation (SEO) to be noticed online.

November 08, 2007 11:15am
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How to make money on Facebook
img 1 By Melissa Hancock
Facebook apps can be a real money-spinner. Just ask Arena Flowers MD Will Wynne...

October 29, 2007 2:21pm

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