Sex toys: full steam ahead
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
If you’re looking to make a quick wad in the sex toy market, you might consider a drop ship scheme. Monique Carty, founder of Sextoys.co.uk, did.

A real-life eBay entrepreneur
By Catherine Woods
Stephano Passantino is an eBay entrepreneur who’s graduated to the big league. He now runs his own website – Lastseason.com.

Transparent prices mean more sales
By Catherine Woods
The secrets of service success from the millionaire plumber, Charlie Mullins of Pimlico Plumbers.

Stylish sex toys corner the market
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
If you’re squeamish, look away now. Nexus manufactures G-spot massagers. Here’s how the London-based company created a buzz in a narrow market.

Scarface inspired my business
By Melissa Hancock
The idea for Richard Atherton's entertainment business Bonobo Presents came from an unlikely source.

Recycling firm makes waste a winner
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Recycling innovator Remarkable is on the brink of the first  recycled waste brand.

"Gypsy" entrepreneur takes on electricity firms
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Dale Vince's wind power business Ecotricity is challenging the commitment of electricity firms to green energy.

The car that Jeremy Clarkson hates
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Green businesses. Ecopreneurs. Eco entrepreneurs. Climate change and the environment are galvanising a new generation of entrepreneurs. In our first instalment, meet the G-Wiz, the car the celebrities love (well, almost all of them).

How to sell to the older woman
By Rebecca Burn-Callander
Douglas Wilkie has made an artform out of selling clothes to the mature woman. His family’s chain of Wilkies department stores has been courting this core market since 1898. It’s no surprise the man knows his onions.

Britney Spears – the new business opportunity
By Matthew Rock
The much-publicised collapse of Britney Spears - and stories of middle-class binge drinking, stress etc - highlights an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs: parenting.