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“This defines entrepreneur and entrepreneurship – the entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity.” – Peter F. Drucker,

Entrepreneurs

Harnessing my fear – my first year as an entrepreneur

Last year's Pitch to Rich winner Carl Thomas writes on how he has used fear to his advantage in his first year of running a business.

Entrepreneurs

The Year of the Plane part 2: Three promises

In his second of a series of blog posts, Ben Hutt, CEO of digital recruitment marketplace Talent Party, shares his thoughts on the three commitments that business owners should make to achieve balance

News

Using war wounds to build a beauty business

Serial entrepreneurs have the advantage of learning from their mistakes, and for Lopo Champalimaud it’s a case of using his battle scars to bring the wellness and beauty sector online.

News

The multi-million pound exit for voucher codes entrepreneur

From a council estate in Liverpool to a public market exit, young business builder Mark Pearson has always been at the forefront of innovation and market trends.

Entrepreneurs

Innocent Drink’s Richard Reed on life after a $500 million company

At the beginning of 2013 Richard Reed and the rest of his founding team at Innocent Drinks sold out the last of their stake to Coca Cola. GrowthBusiness finds out what happens after exiting a business valued at $500 million.

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Former Google principal Debu Purkayastha becomes entrepreneur-in-residence at Octopus

Octopus Investments has followed a growing trend of hiring an entrepreneur-in-residence by securing its own from Google for its ventures team.

Opinion

Tapping into the entrepreneurial DNA

There are a few crucial traits that all business builders should possess.

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs' wish list for George Osborne's 2013 Budget speech

Ahead of George Osborne’s third March Budget speech, GrowthBusiness speaks with entrepreneurs from around the country in various sectors to find out what they would like to see come out of the annual announcement. 

News

Alistair Crane's mission to transform the mobile exposure of businesses

Leaving the corporate world at the tender age of 23 to forge off on your own is a big step - but for entrepreneur Alistair Crane those early years were all he needed to provide him with the start-up drive.

News

Entrepreneur of the Year goes to Bernard van Bilderbeek at Quoted Company Awards

Bernard van Bilderbeek of Plexus Holdings has walked away with Entrepreneur of the Year at the ninth Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards.

Entrepreneurs

GrowthBusiness meets Streetcar co-founder Brett Akker – Doing it all again

Like a singer penning a second album, round two for an entrepreneur inevitably leads to comparisons with the first business. GrowthBusiness meets Streetcar co-founder Brett Akker to find out how he's trying to outdo himself with his second venture - Lovespace.

Entrepreneurs

Doing it the hard way

The story of Lebara’s CEO Ratheesan Yoganathan provides proof you really can build a business from nothing – but you’ll need guts and charm in abundance to pull it off.

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