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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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Doing business in Poland: tips for international success
img 1 By Maja Pawinska-Sims
Lessons in success for UK companies wanting to do business in, or export to, Poland.

February 19, 2008 3:18pm
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Doing business in Taiwan: tips for international success
img 1 By Maja Pawinska-Sims
Lessons in business success for UK firms moving into Taiwan.

February 19, 2008 3:13pm
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Moving manufacturing to China: case study
img 1 By Alistair Blair
How Paul Broadhurst's business Technetix moved much of its manufacturing to China.

February 19, 2008 3:08pm
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Doing business with China
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
A few tips for success in international business from successful small companies.

February 13, 2008 4:16pm
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Manufacturing in China
img 1 By Catherine Woods
Manufacturing costs in China may be lower than in Europe, but Premium Appliance Brands co-founder Guy Weaver warns rising shipping costs mean the margins are sometimes much tighter.

February 11, 2008 10:47am
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Randox: growing an international company
img 1 By Melissa Hancock
Dr Peter Fitzgerald founded Randox Laboratories in 1982 with just two employees – his mum and dad. Today the clinical diagnostics company sells into 132 countries. So just how did he do it?

February 12, 2008 2:24pm
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Editor’s letter: Indians are hungry for SMEs
By Stuart Rock
Rumour has it that Prime Minister Brown will not follow the ritual of his predecessors by making his first overseas trip as PM to Washington.

August 30, 2007 1:19pm
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Doing business in India: the secrets
img 1 By Catherine Wheatley
Small, international companies making headway in India.

February 11, 2008 4:20pm
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Business in China: don't make these mistakes
img 1 By Matthew Rock
China is: only a base for low-cost manufacturing; corrupt and bound to spit out your IP rights; a market of one billion budding consumers; a totally alien business culture. There's truth in all of these statements, but not much.

February 11, 2008 3:56pm
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China: the business and cultural secrets
img 1 By Charles Orton-Jones
The amazing story of Stockport County FC and its international initiatives, and other stories of doing business in China.

February 11, 2008 3:47pm

BUSINESS NEWS >>

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.

Divorce makes you a better investment, says Jon Moulton

By Stuart Rock - May 14, 2008 11:35am GMT

Divorce rates are an effective indicator of managerial capability, says private equity guru Jon Moulton

Jon Moulton warns of bad managers and a rise in crooked ones

By Stuart Rock - May 14, 2008 9:43am GMT

Jon Moulton of Alchemy Partners has lots of ways of spotting bad managers


BUSINESS COMMENT >>

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 Merril 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.

Dun Deal

By Matthew Rock - May 09, 2008 5:09pm GMT

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?

The Apprentice: Sir Alan's youthful indiscretions

By Matthew Rock - May 07, 2008 10:07pm GMT

Two go, but between the lines something even more interesting...



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