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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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Lane4 makes waves

Professional athletes often find themselves facing a unique and potentially unnerving dilemma, namely what do with when they come to the end of one hugely successful career and have to work out what to do next. But former Olympic swimmer Adrian Moorhouse has relished the challenge.

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Converso Contact Centres grows from within

Dino Forte co-founded customer management business Converso Contact Centres in 1997 and this year he anticipates that sales will top £6 million.

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The importance of confidence and self-belief when building a business

This Masterclass on "Confidence and Self-Belief " is just a few minutes selected from over 25 hours of audio material designed to help you grow a successful business.

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An IncrediBull story

Few entrepreneurs can claim to have secured their first client before even establishing a business, yet that was the rather enviable position in which doctor-turned-TV presenter David Bull found himself some five years ago.

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Paramount for success?

Paramount 21 is a labour of love for its chairman, Alison Hannaford. Not only does her passion for food underpin her considerable enthusiasm for the business, but there is also an deep-seated emotional involvement.

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Rising Stars: where are they now?

At the start of 2005, Business XL honoured 50 ‘Rising Stars’ – growing companies that were leading the way in service excellence, product innovation and sales growth. We catch up with a selection of them one year on to discover whether they exceeded expectations or failed to deliver.

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Ten Alps makes its mark

A combination of great production skills and creative excellence are driving television production company Ten Alps Communications ever further forward, according to chief executive Alex Connock.

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Rising Stars: where are they now?

At the start of 2005, Business XL honoured 50 ‘Rising Stars’ – growing companies that were leading the way in service excellence, product innovation and sales growth. We catch up with a selection of them one year on to discover whether they exceeded expectations or failed to deliver.

Entrepreneurs

Ten Alps makes its mark

A combination of great production skills and creative excellence are driving television production company Ten Alps Communications ever further forward, according to chief executive Alex Connock.

Entrepreneurs

Momentum management – Keep raising the bar

It's not unusual to want to keep improving standards, after all, the majority of people want to improve their living standards each year and hopefully, they see a connection between that and what they do at work. However, the school of momentum management takes that a bit further.

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Jeremy Middleton: Media Square mogul

Jeremy Middleton is passionate about using acquisitions as a rapid growth strategy and there's no denying he knows how to put failing businesses back on their feet.

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Growing through momentum management

Momentum management is a term I've developed for a set of winning principles for emerging enterprises and fast-growth businesses. At its heart is the use of speed and mobility (and the creation of an aura of achievement) as a substitute for the scale and processes that much larger competitors possess.

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Eat Natural’s healthy growth

Despite knowing nothing about food retailing, the manufacturing industry or even home cooking, Preet Grewal and Praveen Vijh have created the fastest-growing cereal bar brand in the UK. GrowthBusiness reports on a duo that are giving the giants of the food trade a run for their money.