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Clemency Burton-Hill
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The real legacy of Bill Gates

David Crow

1st July, 2008

David Crow says the billionaire Microsoft founder, who retires this month, is revered and loathed in equal measure – and will be remembered more for his philanthropy than his software

The real legacy of Bill Gates

Hello, boys: why investing in women makes sense

Edie G. Lush

1st July, 2008

Edie G. Lush says women have a strong track record as entrepreneurs and managers, yet struggle to find support from Britain’s male-dominated venture capital community

Whisky from the Valleys, not the Highlands

Guy Clapperton

1st July, 2008

Think of a fine single malt, says Guy Clapperton, and the chances are that you’ll be imagining the wilds of Scotland, heather, mist, the odd red deer... but hang on, this one’s from near Cardiff

Businesses I really admire

David Young

1st July, 2008

We ask successful entrepreneurs to tell us which companies they most respect. This month, former cabinet minister and Cable & Wireless chairman turned private-equity investor David Young

Who’ll pay £15 billion to give us faster broadband? Not the BBC, that’s for sure

David Crow

3rd June, 2008

David Crow on the future for UK broadband

Businesses I really admire

Johnnie Boden

29th May, 2008

We ask top entrepreneurs to name the companies that have taught them lessons: this month, mail-order fashion guru Johnnie Boden

Vision, focus... and singing in the church choir

Nick Kochan

29th May, 2008

Nick Kochan meets Dame Mary Perkins, founder and matriarch of Specsavers, the Guernsey-based opticians chain that helped turn glasses into a fashion accessory

WebMission: Brits go to Silicon Valley

Edie G. Lush

29th May, 2008

Edie G. Lush joins a party of young British Internet talent on a pilgrimage to meet Californian role models

The workplace diva has arrived

Edie G. Lush

5th May, 2008

Edie G. Lush says that ‘Generation Y’ – youngsters now entering the workforce – are a sensitive bunch who need very special handling by their employers

Businesses I really like…

Oli Barrett

5th May, 2008

We ask successful entrepreneurs to name the companies they most admire: this month, Speed Networking wizard Oli Barrett

Wouldn’t it be NICE…

Nick Kochan

5th May, 2008

…if city-dwellers were willing to abandon their gas-guzzlers, electric vehicle entrepreneur Julian Wilford asks Nick Kochan

 
Weekly update

New Deal economics: lessons from Herbert Hoover

Bill Jamieson 20/08/2008

Credit Crunch: First Anniversary

Richard Northedge 20/08/2008

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Martin Vander Weyer 13/08/2008

The end of Euro Disney’s white-knuckle ride?

Christian Sylt and Caroline Reid 06/08/2008
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