Muslim prayer ritual inspires entrepreneur 
By Melissa Hancock
Catering for the growing demand for multi-faith facilities in the UK, Nigel Bromilow’s company has launched the WuduSeat - a single, purpose-built unit that enables Muslims to undertake their cleansing ritual ‘Wudu’.

Butlers in the Buff has taken Britain by storm. Jason Didcott reveals all.
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
From student sideline to roaring trade: check out how founder Didcott has shaken up the silver service industry with a flash of flesh and a lot of panache.

“The UK couldn’t survive without immigrants”
By Kate Pritchard
Asian entrepreneur and hotel tycoon Surinder Arora says the government is in grave danger of overlooking the contribution of immigrants to the economy.

Small businesses can win at London 2012
By Matthew Rock
Kevin Mannion's Legion software business has's worked on several Olympic and Paralympic Games. He insists that 2012 is a major opportunity for all UK companies. And he and the central 2012 players are coming together to explain the business opportunities.

Geneva Motor Show loses its colour
By Clive Sutton
Calling all petrolheads. Clive Sutton visits the Geneva Motor Show and brings back the hottest gossip, news and insider info on this season's must-have motors

Health warnings on booze?
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
As Chancellor Alistair Darling raises alcohol duty (again), young beer entrepreneur Sam Moss wonders where all the money has gone, and predicts a dire future for drinkers.

The UK entrepreneur who made Willy Wonka’s chocolate lake
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Johnny Depp is the star of Tim Burton’s film Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, but Vickers Laboratory MD Julian Driver was the business brain.

Tradition vs Innovation. Weatherbys enters the 21st Century
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
The image of racing has got a bit tired of late: flat caps and cigars, tweed coats and bad weather. Nick Craven, CEO of £14m-turnover Weatherbys Ventures, pulls out all the stops to get young people hot for horses.

RIP: The King of Soho. Porn baron and entrepreneur Paul Raymond dies
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Paul Raymond, best known for Raymond's Revue Bar and porn magazines such as Mayfair, died yesterday, aged 82, leaving a pornography empire worth an estimated £650m.

David Cameron: UK must be better place for enterprise
By Matthew Rock
Conservative party leader David Cameron has used the British Chambers of Commerce regional summit to call for less regulation, improvement in transport infrastructure and an "invigorating climate for enterprise".