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Missing child becomes mother of invention

Sara Murray

Sara Murray found inspiration in every parent's nightmare to launch a satellite navigation device to track vulnerable people

New firms can find an upside to downturn

Our correspondent looks at how start-up businesses can use the recession to their advantage

Economic chill may be ideal for hot restaurant

Alan Yau, the man behind Wagamama, Yauatcha and Busaba Eathai, is dancing to a familiar tune with his Cha Cha Moon brand

Entrepreneur news

Game of teo halves: Alastair Mitchell of Huddle says that although it is hard to score in the public sector , the benefits of a win are great

Website helps firms crack public sector

Compete For offers tenders from central government, local authorities and large organisations all over the UK and beyond

Prince Harry as he leaves FOB Delhi

Ex-miner blasts salary to £25m

Former Yorkshire miner has paid himself £25m as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan drive demand for his company’s blast walls

Angels step in where Dragons fear to tread

Dragons' Den is now lost in pursuit of higher ratings, but angel business networks are picking up the slack

Lending gets the local touch

Friendly banks run by councils are the brave new hope for small firms as local economies slump

James Caan

How to minimise risk

James Caan's five part series on doing business in a tough climate

Need to know

Outsourcing

Outsourcing can improve efficiency and increase flexibility, but how much of your company’s work should you hive off?

When to sell up

With so much energy required to grow a business, few entrepreneurs pay enough attention to developing the skills needed to sell it

Going global

Expanding overseas is a way to ensure your business can weather a downturn in your local market, yet it can be risky

Finding a mentor

Someone who will push you out of your comfort zone and also offer practical advice can make a significant difference to your business

Julie Diem Le, Marc Demarquette and Rob Taub

Two years and counting

Follow the trials and tribulations of three distinct start-up companies

Other stories

Portraits of Vince Caldicott, Managing Director of Premier Contract Supplies Ltd in Farnborough

Councils plan to help as banks shun small firms

Many companies have given up hope and are desperately seeking cash wherever they can find it

Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling Composite

Small firms: Brown’s last throw

Business owners say that despite promises of cash they are still being let down by the banks and the government

Beer peer Bilimoria puts Cobra on sale

Asian entrepreneur wants £200m for the brand he built from scratch to supply most of Britain’s curry houses

Time and place: Oli Norman

How returning to a newly vibrant Glasgow rekindled the 30-year-old entrepreneur's love of the city and inspired his business career

Martha Lane Fox

Entrepreneurship Week

Tips for budding entrepreneurs: Martha Lane Fox

Working hours | share swapping

Making changes to established working hours and transferring shares between company directors

'I grew by being different'

Roger McKechnie of Tanfield Foods launched his first entrepreneurial venture after being offered a job he didn’t want

Accounting in dollars | stopping race bias

Preparing company year-end accounts in dollars and satisfying requirements as an equal-opportunity employer

Online chemist has cure for the crunch

Mitesh Soma, founder of Chemistdirect.co.uk, in an ideal position as cash-strapped consumers seek downturn bargains online

Employers and holidays | spreading gaming tax

Determining the limit of staff holiday requests and why not all profits from gambling are free from tax

The Entrepreneur Challenge

Bank Of Scotland

Bank Of Scotland Entrepreneur Challenge

The Entrepreneur Challenge 2008 Grand Final held at The Royal Courts of Justice, London

Slide Show

Alla Chapples and Anna Richey of the Two Chicks company who sell capasteurised liquid egg whites

Fledgling businesses

Recession is food for thought for entrepreneurs

Tristram Mayhew founder of Go Ape! high wire adventure park

How I made it

Tristram Mayhew, founder of the Go Ape adventure courses

Sara Murray

Mother of invention

Missing child leads to personal tracking buddi

Entrepreneur Challenge Q&A

Peter Cullum of Towergate.

What does it take to be a winner?

We quiz Challenge judge and entrepreneur Peter Cullum

      Entrepreneur Challenge

      Matthew Moulding, CEO and Founder of winning company ’The Hut Group’, an online retailer which provides end-to-end e-commerce solutions to a broad range of High Street Brands.

      Internet retailer wins

      Challenge judges name The Hut Group as Britain’s best entrepreneurial business

      Bank of Scotland
      Corporate £35million
      Entrepreneur Challenge

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      On Dec 3rd the 2008 Entrepreneur Challenge national winner was announced at a prestigious event at The Royal Courts of Justice, London, following the regional finals held over the previous months. Click above to find out who this year’s winner is.

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