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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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Internet grass business shows good margins
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When George Mullan isn’t busy creating pitches for major football games, he’s flogging his internet business Artificial-grass.com.

June 23, 2008 12:26pm
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Rob Small scoops two gongs at the E&Y Awards
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When we profiled Rob Small’s gaming site Miniclip in May last year, we had an inkling that the business was going to be huge. Back then, the company had over 35 million users. Today, that figure’s tops 45 million and the numbers are still building.

June 19, 2008 4:31pm
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Putting mums back in the workforce
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Gillian Nissim’s online job network Workingmums.co.uk has over 21,000 candidates on its books. This is no knitting circle; most of these women have over seven years business experience.

June 12, 2008 5:40pm
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UK small business courts eBay and Facebook
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Gloucestershire-based Recipero is out to revolutionise the second-hand gadget market with its new stolen property database.

June 09, 2008 3:21pm
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Entrepreneur’s passport to Planet Rock
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Malcolm Bluemel, visa entrepreneur and avid rock fanatic, has closed the deal on his purchase of rock digital radio station Planet Rock.

June 05, 2008 3:09pm
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How to top the search listings
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A front-page Google listing can be worth a whopping £100,000 a year. Search engine expert Guy Levine reveals how to reach pole position.

June 04, 2008 10:53am
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Acquisition rescues failing ISP
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When a goliath like BT gobbles up a small internet firm, you expect redundancies, rules and piles of regulation. Not so, says PlusNet director Neil Armstrong.

May 30, 2008 10:50am
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To blog or not to blog?
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Why do those techie types have to give things such silly names? The word "blog" is a shortened form of the words "web log" – a place where you can "log" what is going on in your life, business or chosen subject. Sure, it’s a bit "beam me up Scottie" – but if you have a website and don’t have a blog, you're at a severe disadvantage.

May 20, 2008 11:39am
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Massenet mulling over Net-a-Porter's future
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Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet is reportedly seeking advice on taking her fast-growing internet retail business to the next level.

May 12, 2008 11:32am
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SEO versus paid search engine marketing. Round one
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Welcome to the great debate: "Do I pay every time someone clicks on one of my little adverts on Google, ranging from 5p to £25 per click, or do I hire an expert to dominate the natural listings (the free ones on the left hand side)?" Guy Levine. chief executive of Web Marketing Advisor, gives us the lowdown.

May 07, 2008 4:05pm

BUSINESS NEWS >>

Grass Roots entrepreneur receives an MBE for social responsibility

By Kate Pritchard - July 03, 2008 5:24pm GMT

David Evans set up Herfordshire-based performance improvement firm Grass Roots in the eighties. Today, he turns over a whopping £247m, employs over 1,000 people and has just become one of only three people in the country to receive an MBE for services to CSR.

Foresight invests in Silvigen

By Real Deals & Real Business - July 03, 2008 3:45pm GMT

Silvigen, a supplier of biomass fuels for use in the power industry, will use £1.75m from Foresight to finance the development of a processing plant in Goole, North Humberside.

Countdown to Human Capital Awards

By Catherine Woods - July 03, 2008 3:38pm GMT

At last year’s CBI/Real Business Human Capital Awards, prison administrator Vicky O’Dea was crowned the ‘people’s champion’.

Farmer focuses on versatile local product

By Catherine Woods - July 03, 2008 3:10pm GMT

Farmer Andy Fussel has turned a low-value crop into a product that appeals to those who want to lower their carbon footprint, the health conscious and even Michelin-star chefs.

Nine ways to grow your business through franchising

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - July 03, 2008 2:28pm GMT

Brian Duckett, MD of Howarth Franchising, gives his top tips on franchising your business.


BUSINESS COMMENT >>

Lee McQueen pulls a sickie

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - July 02, 2008 2:55pm GMT

First day on the job and Apprentice winner McQueen has been struck down by a flu-like virus.

Look out Boris! Sir Alan for Mayor?!

By Ally Papasodaro - June 27, 2008 4:10pm GMT

Sir Alan Sugar has been mooted as a possible labour candidate for Mayor of London, and the grizzly entrepreneur is up for the challenge.

The world's first Tibetan consumer brand?

By Matthew Rock - June 26, 2008 4:41pm GMT

Bizarre.

Elnaugh Vs. Paphitis. The Dragons are at war

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - June 26, 2008 2:45pm GMT

When Theo Paphitis suggested all women’s brains “turn to mush” when they get pregnant, fellow Dragon Rachel Elnaugh, entrepreneur and mother-of-five, breathed fire and brimstone.

I’m so excited. And I just can’t hide it.

By Rebecca Burn-Callander - June 25, 2008 11:09am GMT

Anyone else gearing up to go wild over the new domain name changes? No? Just think of the wit, variety and confusion it will bring to the world wide web.



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