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Entrepreneurs

Sideline to mainline

Sarah Anglim, managing director at Meteor Parking, tells GrowthBusiness that leaving her law career behind ended up being her best business decision.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs

Proceed with care – Bob Holt talks to GrowthBusiness about Mears Group

While he continues to lead Mears to further growth, a shock government decision has hit Bob Holt’s company hard. He talks to Growthbusiness about Mears’ first profit warning and his relationship with the City.

Entrepreneurs

Sanjeev Ahuja on fostering entrepreneurs

GrowthBusiness talks to Sanjeev Ahuja, president of the UK chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) about the best ways to promote entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurs

What I’m Reading Now: The Lazy Winner

Barry Noble, managing director at Tpoll discusses a new book which advises business leaders to be 'intelligently lazy'.

Entrepreneurs

Avoiding mistakes in your first 100 days

Hilda Goold of business advisory firm First100 details the slip-ups for fresh executives to avoid in order to hit the ground running.

Entrepreneurs

An uphill march for the manufacturers

British manufacturing has come under increasing pressure to help boost the UK’s economy, writes Mike Norfield, CEO of Team Telecom Group.

Entrepreneurs

Lots of potential for MadBid.com

Despite starting his company, MadBid.com, in 2008 during uncertain times Juha Koski has grown the business to a stage where it is posting a turnover of around £15 million.

Entrepreneurs

Growing financials: Richard Wright

Richard Wright grew financial recruitment firm Martin Ward Anderson's turnover from £1 million to £50 million before starting again.

Entrepreneurs

Lots of potential for MadBid.com

Despite starting his company, MadBid.com, in 2008 during uncertain times Juha Koski has grown the business to a stage where it is posting a turnover of around £15 million.

Entrepreneurs

Growing financials: Richard Wright

Richard Wright grew financial recruitment firm Martin Ward Anderson's turnover from £1 million to £50 million before starting again.

Entrepreneurs

Tough call on Allan Leighton

Ed Molyneux, CEO of online accounting provider FreeAgent, reviews Allan Leighton's new book Tough Calls.

Entrepreneurs

Maria Hatzistefanis: Pay for talent

Maria Hatzistefanis, founder and president of beauty brands Rodial and Nip + Fab, tells GrowthBusiness paying for talent earlier on in her business's life would have helped it to grow faster.

Entrepreneurs

Effective board attributes

For any board to be effective there are some prerequisites that its members need.

Entrepreneurs

Book review: More Balls Than Most by Lara Morgan

Patricia Harriss, business development director of DirectionGroup, reviews 'More Balls Than Most', written by straight-talking entrepreneur Lara Morgan.