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After the gold rush

Ambition abounds in this year’s Power Top 50, our round up of the most influential entrepreneurs and investors in the growth company space during a testing 2009.

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Simon Cook: Silicon savvy

It is easy to forget some of the fantastic successes and innovations that entrepreneurs have created over the past decade, writes Simon Cook, CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit.

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Let’s restart the century 

It's a new year, new decade and the UK is stumbling out of recession.

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Founding principles

The biggest barrier to business success may just be yourself.

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Snow flakes

As much of the UK is covered in another layer of icing, the excuses for not making it to work keep rolling in.

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Confidence tricks

British entrepreneurs often admire the American spirit of dauntless optimism, so effectively tapped into by President Obama's campaign slogan 'Yes, we can'.

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The worst VC in the world

The reputation of private sector venture capital may be at a low ebb, but there is one consolation for the industry.

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Weathering the storm

Gross domestic product decreased by 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2009, making this the longest recession in 50 years. Marc Barber and Nick Britton speak to entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financial experts to find out how confident they are of seeing a recovery in the UK next year.

Opinion

The worst VC in the world

The reputation of private sector venture capital may be at a low ebb, but there is one consolation for the industry.

Opinion

Weathering the storm

Gross domestic product decreased by 0.4 per cent in the third quarter of 2009, making this the longest recession in 50 years. Marc Barber and Nick Britton speak to entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and financial experts to find out how confident they are of seeing a recovery in the UK next year.

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Bail-out of the bonuses

It’s 6am at King’s Cross Station which, much like the government's low carbon policy, is still unfinished after a decade of constant redevelopment.

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We need to get CGT right

One of the best things this government ever did for growing businesses was to bring in taper relief on business assets. One of the worst things it did was to take it away again.

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The art of pricing

In the 1980s, my old company, Sage, produced its first accounts package on the Amstrad.

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Information rage

A recent study of employees at an investment management company found that they were interrupted 20 times an hour.