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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Hedley Aylott on founding digital marketing company Summit Media

BAFTA-winning Hedley Aylott trained as a composer in Manchester and, while working with felons, released the first-ever record from a British prison in 1995. In 2000, he co-founded digital marketing company Summit Media

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Charlie Mullins goes with the flow

From the age of nine, plucky plumber Charlie Mullins dreamed of picking up a plunger. The 52-year-old saw his company Pimlico Plumbers recently turn over £13.2 million and his clients include Jonathan Ross and Daniel Craig. Kathleen Hall reports.

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Save the world, quit your job

The global economy needs people like you to lead it out of recession, writes Simon Cook, CEO of venture firm DFJ Esprit.

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Go with the flow: Charlie Mullins

From the age of nine, plucky plumber Charlie Mullins dreamed of picking up a plunger. The 52-year-old saw his company Pimlico Plumbers recently turn over £13.2 million and his clients include Jonathan Ross and Daniel Craig.

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Save the world, quit your job

The global economy needs people like you to lead it out of recession, writes Simon Cook, CEO of venture firm DFJ Esprit.

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Go with the flow: Charlie Mullins

From the age of nine, plucky plumber Charlie Mullins dreamed of picking up a plunger. The 52-year-old saw his company Pimlico Plumbers recently turn over £13.2 million and his clients include Jonathan Ross and Daniel Craig.

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Apprentice contestants: Breaking down barriers

Go-getters like former Apprentice contestants Saira Khan and Tim Campbell are trying to raise aspirations within the ethnically diverse communities they came from.

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Ian Hunt: high flier 

Ian Hunt’s career took off when he joined networking specialist Fibre Technologies, but he’s reached even greater heights in his microlight aircraft.

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Interview with Ian Hunt, MD at Fibre Technologies Ltd

Ian Hunt's career took off when he joined networking specialist Fibre Technologies, but he's reached even greater heights in his microlight aircraft. Nick Britton reports.

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CEOs who saved their companies

The turnaround industry is booming as more companies get into financial trouble. But it doesn't always take an army of advisers to make a business strong again.

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