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The value of business mentoring

Helping business start-ups is a rewarding activity for many retired entrepreneurs and (since selling his own company) it has even become the principal activity for Derek Barr, a business angel with a keen interest in early-stage ventures.

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Paul Woodmansterne’s challenge

Paul Woodmansterne inherited the family business with his sister and Watford-based Woodmansterne Publications has become a leading publisher of fine-art and culturally-inspired greetings cards in the UK. Founded originally in 1953 as a publisher of colourslides, the company introduced its first greetings cards in 1987.

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The magnificent obsession

Obsessiveness plays a big part in momentum management. You can build a successful company, one that gives you a very good lifestyle, by working very hard for a few years. But if you are really going to blast your way through, being obsessed is probably essential.

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Investing in China: Carte Blanche

A combination of energy and work ethic attracted greeting card business Carte Blanche to China and chairman Stephen Haines has nothing but good to say about his experience of doing business in the country.

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Michael Murphy: Murphy’s Law

It’s a brave man who becomes CEO of internet colossus Friends Reunited at a time when its phenomenal growth appears to be stalling. But from day one, Michael Murphy set about strengthening the brand, turning a potential one-trick wonder into an attractive acquisition for media giant ITV.

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Brilliant British business ideas

Great business ideas are often very simple. But to make them work, you need a dash of luck, a helping of inventiveness, inspired leadership, and, very often, a desire to think in unconventional ways.

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Alex Connock: TV super tsar

The media industry is going through a digital revolution, with traditional publishing and production models mixing with internet ideas and on-demand TV. Alex Connock is right at the sharp end with his TV production company.

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Breakthrough Clinic: Brandedmedia and the evolution of a growing business

While the start-up phase of a company's life can be make or break, the next step in the evolution of a growing business can be even tougher.

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Alex Connock: TV super tsar

The media industry is going through a digital revolution, with traditional publishing and production models mixing with internet ideas and on-demand TV. Alex Connock is right at the sharp end with his TV production company.

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Breakthrough Clinic: Brandedmedia and the evolution of a growing business

While the start-up phase of a company's life can be make or break, the next step in the evolution of a growing business can be even tougher.

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How I sold my business to WPP

My theories about dealing with pressure were put to an acid test when it came to the hostile sale of my business to WPP.

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Sir Keith Mills: Business and the bid

Sir Keith Mills is the brains behind Air Miles, the most famous worldwide loyalty scheme ever, and now he’s going one better with the global success of Nectar. And let’s not forget the small matter of staging the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Rosemary Conley: Queen of fitness

Despite numerous pretenders to the throne, Rosemary Conley CBE is still the biggest name in fitness after three decades helping the nation tone up and slim down.

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Malcolm Millar is full steam ahead at Raymarine

Having recently been crowned Chief Executive of the Year at 2006 Quoted Company Awards, Malcolm Millar continues to drive Raymarine, the provider of hi-tech products for the leisure boat industry, forward at a rate of knots.

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