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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

Five of the UK’s richest self-made entrepreneurs

Britain has a track record of producing successful entrepreneurs, but which ones are doing particularly well?

Opinion

Enough already? There is an alternative to selling out

Rather than labour on or grasp at an attractive offer for their business, entrepreneurs can choose a middle ground.

News

UKTI’s Sirius Programme brings in entrepreneurs from Nigeria, Vietnam and Italy to start up in the UK

The government has launched its Sirius Programme and accepted seven start-ups into the accelerator system.

News

What factors make a successful entrepreneur?

In an era of business builder proliferation, Simon Middleton, director at Watershed Entrepreneurs, talks about insights used to identify hi-potential, low-risk entrepreneurs.

News

Fear of risk and lack of opportunity turning off potential European entrepreneurs

Young people in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America are far more likely than Europeans to feel positive about starting up a business, a new survey shows.

News

Young foreign entrepreneurs targeted by new UKTI mentoring and investment programme

In an effort to attract new entrepreneurs to Britain, the UK government has launched a new scheme through UK Trade & Investment.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Five reasons to start an affiliate business

With the likes of Zynga, Foursquare and Groupon proving that success can be found in starting up an affiliate business, experienced industry entrepreneur Sam Miranda looks at the benefits to the route.

Entrepreneurs

Building a business: A university alternative through entrepreneurship

As students picking up A-level results hope for high enough grades to secure a university spot, Simon King, a member of the Ventures team at Octopus Investments, drives the case for entrepreneurship ahead of further education.

Opinion

A winning recipe for entrepreneurial triumph

Five traits key for business success: ingenuity, self-belief, risk taking, commitment and experience.

News

Entrepreneurs reject business bank and shares for rights and call for national insurance cuts

The government's business bank and employee ownership initiative are not the way forward, says a survey of 300 UK entrepreneurs.

Opinion

Entrepreneurs, don’t be afraid to ask for help

Surround yourself with the best people for the job and your business will reap the benefit.

Opinion

Losing its entrepreneurial flair

The government has lost one of its best business brains through the departing Rohan Silva.