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Entrepreneur

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

Entrepreneurs

Business and entrepreneurship tips from Ken Olisa

His tendency to speak his mind has got him booted out of two companies, but it's also won him widespread respect. Ken Olisa talks to GrowthBusiness about a career spent at the intersection of entrepreneurship and the City.

News

Growing pains: Klaus Nyengaard

Just-Eat recently announced a third venture capital round, taking total funds raised to £80 million. CEO Klaus Nyengaard reveals lessons he's learned at the online takeaway business, and in previous ventures.

Entrepreneurs

Missed opportunities: Jack Kaye

Serial entrepreneur Jack Kaye has gone from running Southern Cellular, to supplying breast cancer screening technology. He tells GrowthBusiness about his learning experiences along the way.

Opinion

The perfect entrepreneurial recipe

Three key ingredients for entrepreneurial success.

News

Spice girl: Pinky Lilani

Pinky Lilani set up Spice Magic in 2000. She now believes that she should have built up a stronger brand for the cooking and lifestyle business.

Entrepreneurs

Country air has benefits

Gayna Hart, managing director, Quicksilva explains why moving to the country was her best business decision.

Entrepreneurs

The ever-changing City

The recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award, Brian Winterflood, says there are only two words to describe what he has observed in his nearly 60 years in the industry: constant change.

News

James Caan: Caan do attitude

Dragons' Den investor James Caan reveals how he made it, why he's still passionate about business, and whether he and Duncan Bannatyne have patched things up after that non-dom spat.

Entrepreneurs

When an entrepreneur’s ambition is truly limitless

In business, some people really do reach for the stars. Simon Cook, chief executive of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, explores what happens when an entrepreneur's ambition is truly limitless.

Entrepreneurs

Scott Nursten: What I wish I’d known

After Scott Nursten’s entrepreneurial dreams fell apart in Zimbabwe, he came to the UK and started IT company s2s. The business has won numerous awards and was acquired by technology company Bailey Teswaine in 2007. He is still managing director

PR and Marketing Strategy

Caprice talks lingerie (and business)

Having made the transition from lads' mags to business, former Wonderbra model Caprice Bourret now fully finances, designs, models and markets her own lingerie brand, By Caprice.

News

Social entrepreneur: Jenny Legatte

Jenny Legatte of equestrian social enterprise Equibuddy tells how sharing resources enabled her to combine charitable and commercial aims.