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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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Can you manage your websites?
img 1 By David Longworth
Keith Pollard had sold EasySite’s content-management system in a previous job. So when he went solo, he knew who to call.

September 06, 2007 9:59pm
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Connect those systems
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Andrew Fieldwick bolted together two types of software so his folding-tables firm could better track orders.

September 06, 2007 9:53pm
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Will customers flock to your forum?
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Mark Aylwin’s pioneering online drinks wholesaler is developing a community forum to improve customer loyalty.

September 06, 2007 9:48pm
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Got to work on a wiki
img 1 By David Longworth
Gareth Butt wanted to encourage knowledge sharing at his IT firm. So he set up a wiki website.

September 06, 2007 9:42pm
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Survive the catastrophe
img 1 By David Longworth
If your server crashes you could go out of business. Philip Woodgate found the ideal protection in “server mirroring”.

September 06, 2007 9:37pm
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Three offices, one voice
img 1 By David Longworth
A Mitel VoIP phone system isn’t the sexiest investment, but it’s transforming Fred Eulenkamp's travel agency.

September 06, 2007 9:31pm
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Manage your sales and marketing online
img 1 By David Longworth
It’s tough to track sales made in people’s back gardens. For CreateSpace MD Peter Foggin, Salesforce.com had the answer.

September 06, 2007 9:23pm
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Put the income straight onto your balance sheet
img 1 By David Longworth
Michael Burton's company, laboratory supplies distributor Davidson & Hardy, had been using the same finance, purchasing and stock system since the eighties. It was a nightmare.

September 06, 2007 9:13pm
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Going against the grain
img 1 By Melissa Hancock
What do you do when the price of the key resource that your business depends on increases by 25 per cent in a 12-month period?

September 04, 2007 11:37am

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