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Ambitious Adconion – Interview with Tyler Moebius

An owner-manager builds a company and then sells it to live a life of leisure. The entrepreneur, by contrast, enjoys the success of an exit but soon gets the craving to go through the misery of a start-up all over again.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs

Sarah Beeny’s hot property

GrowthBusiness interviews Sarah Beeny about the property crash, her new venture Tepilo that allows people to sell homes online without estate agents, and why she's so proud of her dating website MySingleFriend.

Entrepreneurs

The importance of female mentorship

Female entrepreneurs are finding that mentors can reinvigorate their business.

Entrepreneurs

Keith Tozzi: Accidental entrepreneur 

Keith Tozzi may have stumbled across the idea for drugs and alcohol testing provider Concateno, but there’s nothing fortuitous about the chairman’s approach to growing a business for a big sale.

Entrepreneurs

Turning a brand into a business empire

Ex-cavalry officer Tony Lutwyche reveals how he’s going to turn his “Made In England” brand of high-end suits into a business empire.

Entrepreneurs

Keeping it simple: Peter Ilic

Peter Ilic, the founder of Little Bay Restaurants, recently grabbed headlines with a daring publicity stunt. But he's no flash in the pan - he's been a fixture of London's restaurant scene for more than 20 years. GB meets him.

Entrepreneurs

Interview with Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and now Dragon’s Den judge

GrowthBusiness talks exclusively to Dragon's Den investor and Ariadne Capital chief executive Julie Meyer about raising girls' aspirations and what you really need to make it big.

Entrepreneurs

John Schnatter Interview

Twenty-five years ago in Indiana, Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter sold his car to buy his first pizza oven. The franchise now has sales of more than $1 billion and just opened its 50th store in London.

Entrepreneurs

Interview with Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital and now Dragon’s Den judge

GrowthBusiness talks exclusively to Dragon's Den investor and Ariadne Capital chief executive Julie Meyer about raising girls' aspirations and what you really need to make it big.

Entrepreneurs

John Schnatter Interview

Twenty-five years ago in Indiana, Papa John's founder and CEO John Schnatter sold his car to buy his first pizza oven. The franchise now has sales of more than $1 billion and just opened its 50th store in London.

Entrepreneurs

Riding out the recession

The recession isn't pulling everyone down with it: some companies are gaining market share and posting profits. GB meets the entrepreneurs behind these star-roving ventures.

Entrepreneurs

Rising Star: Jeff Brehaut

Jeff Brehaut set up his company Beach Volleyball in 2007 and in the same year brought the first international tournament to the country.

Entrepreneurs

Mr Cool: Frank Frederick

Over three generations, Frank Frederick's family has gone from street-corner ice cream selling to running the largest independent manufacturer of ice cream in the UK.

Entrepreneurs

Reinventing the media

These are testing times for media businesses. We catch up with the winners of the Canaccord Adams Media Magnate Awards to find out how they are handling the various challenges they face.