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Wish I’d known…Tony Moloney

A year after Tony Moloney started Anthony Alan Foods, the company won the UK license to manufacture cakes under the Weight Watchers brand. In its first four years it achieved organic growth of 7,600 per cent to £20.6 million, winning numerous awards along the way.

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George Coelho on Silicon Valley’s culture of winning

Silicon Valley veteran George Coelho sheds light on why the golden state is such a great breeding ground for entrepreneurs, and why he thinks the UK might be able to emulate its success.

Entrepreneurs

Chris Mottershead

Chris Mottershead is a travel industry veteran. He was president and CEO of North American leisure group Airtours before changing course to steer online travel specialist Travelzest through a turbulent period for the sector to land record profits

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Spending it: Ian Rosenblatt

Making money is music to the ears of any entrepreneur. For Ian Rosenblatt, however, music itself is the passion, and since 2000 he’s been happy to spend a portion of his cash on promoting up-and-coming operatic talent.

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Luke Johnson: The entrepreneur

Luke Johnson has made a fortune from pizzerias, bars, gaming, parcel delivery and dental surgeries, and he's also chairman of Channel 4.

Entrepreneurs

The Loc8tor

Losing your keys and other important items will be a thing of the past with this personal homing device

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Andrew Stoddart: Challenging convention

Andrew Stoddart, MD of Above & Beyond Architecture, says that challenging convention has been his best business decison.

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Top gadget: Loc8tor

If you’re the forgetful sort, prone to misplacing your keys, mobile phone, or looking with dread at the space where your laptop should be, then we may have found the answer.

Entrepreneurs

Andrew Stoddart: Challenging convention

Andrew Stoddart, MD of Above & Beyond Architecture, says that challenging convention has been his best business decison.

Entrepreneurs

Top gadget: Loc8tor

If you’re the forgetful sort, prone to misplacing your keys, mobile phone, or looking with dread at the space where your laptop should be, then we may have found the answer.

Entrepreneurs

Living in denial

Success breeds confidence, but you need to be sure that pride doesn’t overwhelm your business acumen. Many good careers – and fortunes – have been ruined by an inability to accept reality.

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Wol Kolade: defender of the realm

The reception of ISIS Equity Partners is all glass, chrome and highly polished floors. A door opens and the six foot-plus Wol Kolade, who heads up ISIS, gives me a strong, friendly handshake, apologising for running slightly late.

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Innovators need support says Dragons’ Den winner Rob Kinna

Since attracting investment of £60,000 from Richard Farleigh and Duncan Bannatyne on BBC show Dragons' Den, entrepreneur Rob Kinna's phone has barely stopped ringing. The trouble is, the people who are so keen to talk to him now are the very same who turned down his earlier requests for help.

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Britain’s leading entrepreneurs

Business XL's Company of the Year Awards, held at London's ornate Gibson Hall in the heart of the City, recognised the achievements of Britain's leading entrepreneurs. James Crux speaks to the winners to learn the secrets of their success.