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Subscription blooms business booms under lockdown
A kitchen table business grew to £18m annual turnover
Kitchen appliance retailer has almost doubled the number of staff since lockdown
The online market for wine exploded after announcement of lockdown
We grew too fast, but came back stronger
From hedge fund manager to making children’s festive dreams come true
‘There are no warranties when you take on an insolvent company’
He used student loan to finance first car deal, and company now turns over £40m
‘Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, have the confidence to proceed with a commercial idea’
The farmer’s daughter is ready to take her farm shop business to the nation
The maternity wear boutique is a favourite of Royals and celebrities
We created medical gloves with the power to save lives
I crashed at 230mph, had three months in hospital and was back racing a year later
Dogged persistence pays off with a Queen’s Award For Enterprise
Former dentist has taken a huge bite of the sporting protection market
Signing Blondie to our label made us tens of millions
Work was my escape from postnatal depression
The recession was an opportunity, people turned to the internet for better value
How the businessman got his finances as fit as butcher’s dog
I never missed a deadline. I would finish work after the children had gone to bed
The serial entrepreneur has interests in retail and manufacturing
‘I aspire to become a modern version of Tiffany’
‘I have always just wanted to be the best shirt business in the world’
Using her inheritance to set up a smart card business proved a shrewd move
In a 2008 interview, the now president-elect revealed his ‘New York attitude’
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