Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’

Over 50s helped to start up businesses

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Unemployed people aged over 50 are being helped back into work by a charity that provides them with the advice and support needed to start their own business.

Fruit seller’s fresh idea delivers a blow

Sunday, September 11th, 2011

One entrepreneur is taking on the supermarkets and looking to beat them at their own game

Youth on track to set up businesses

Friday, September 9th, 2011

A new survey reveals a high proportion of youngsters would like to run their own business.

Car air freshener that smells like cupcakes puts creator on road to mouth-watering success

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

A young mum who created car air fresheners that look and smell like cupcakes was yesterday celebrating winning a contract to supply a major national store chain.

News in Brief

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

THE number of small firms using invoice factoring as a way to deal with the funding crisis has risen by more than forty per cent, according to private bank Aldermore.

Enterprise News in Brief

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Regularly updated, FMWF’s ‘Enterprise News in Brief’ gives you the important news for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, in bitesize form.

Lauren rocks with unusual jewellery

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Westwood Rocks sells handmade pearl and gemstone jewellery. Profits quadrupled to £180,000 last year compared with the previous year.

Want £5m? Here’s where you Twitter

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Fledgling firms are discovering Twitter can be a way to access investment cash. Enterpreneur Simon Dolan invested £800,000 in three firms which pitched to him on Twitter.