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Entrepreneurs

Articles on growth business entrepreneurs. Featuring interviews with successful business creators driven by a passion for innovation, a desire for autonomy, and a vision for making a positive impact in the world.

Entrepreneurs

Luck, be a lady: How 10 business icons made the most of a lucky break

Even the most successful business leaders and creative pioneers got to where they are with a little help from Lady Luck.|Even the most successful business leaders and creative pioneers got to where they are with a little help from Lady Luck.

Entrepreneurs

What makes an entrepreneur

The most obvious example of entrepreneurship is starting a new business, but there’s clearly more to it than starting up.

Entrepreneurs

100 quotes from successful business minds

Funding Circle, a UK and US based platform for investors and small business owners, have come up with the dynamic infographic that presents unique caricatures by illustrator Jordi Machi and containing a wealth of quotes from the most successful business leaders across the globe, and share insights about their attitude, life philosophy and business approach. A sure-fire recipe for inspiration.

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Young entrepreneurs twice as ambitious as older counterparts

Appetite for growth highest among small business owners under 35, according to a report from Albion Ventures.

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Are you in need of a small business guardian angel?

Starting a business is one of the hardest things to do, especially with no experience: so can getting an experienced ally on board make the difference?

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Migrant entrepreneurs contribute £1.45bn per year to UK economy 

Figures released by BIS suggest more than 1,500 businesses either started or taken over by people on entrepreneur visas since 2008.

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Male entrepreneurs more ‘growth-inclined’ than females

Report by Department of Business, Innovation and Skills suggests gender and socio-economic factors behind business owners’ attitudes to growing their business

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Upstarts fronting start-ups: Five British entrepreneurs under 20

At an age when some of us were still dreaming of being footballers or rock-stars, this lot have taken the bull by the horns and started to make hay: meet the young upstarts running their own start-ups.

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Shortlist for entrepreneur of the year announced

Category one of many featured in the Smith & Williamson National Business Awards

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Why attacks on the arts are attacks on entrepreneurship

From discouraging students wishing to study arts subjects to slashing funding, the short-sightedness of government policies could have unexpected effects for entrepreneurs.

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The ‘trade’-off between university and an apprenticeship for hopeful entepreneurs

The debate around the best academic and professional route to forming your own business continues to rumble on – here Lewis Howard makes the case for apprenticeships

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Are 'home-grown entrepreneurs' the key to business success?

With money still tight, can creating employees with an entrepreneurial spark make the difference in a tough marketplace?