NewsNewsEntrepreneurship'I've started a business in my fifties to fight dementia'Meet the female entrepreneurs aged over 50 who have started businesses in lockdown.13 Oct 2020BusinessThe uni friends making money from snackingMeet the graduates who have started businesses in lockdown.6 Oct 2020BusinessHow her own illness led one woman to set up a global firmJules Miller set up dietary supplements firm The Nue Co after suffering irritable bowel syndrome.13 Sep 2020Business'Don't put me in a box - this fuels me'Black Lives Matter has shone a spotlight on policing, but also on other areas, like the tech industry.4 Sep 2020BusinessThe woman who wants everyone to get a pensionRomi Savova is the founder and chief executive of pension firm PensionBee.4 Oct 2020BusinessThe woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firmGrace Smith used hypnosis to give up smoking, and it inspired her to take up the profession.27 Sep 2020BusinessThe black-owned coffee firm that became a bestsellerUS firm Blk & Bold has seen sales surge this year on the back of the Black Lives Matter movement.20 Sep 2020BusinessThe search engine boss who wants to help us all plant treesChristian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.The Iranian immigrant who conquered online video techShahrzad Rafati is the boss of internet video technology firm BroadbandTV.The two students who took on Coke and PepsiGerman friends Mirco Wiegert and Lorenz Hampl launched best-selling Fritz-Kola in 2003.'People told me my plans for a skincare firm were crazy'When Tata Harper was setting up her US cosmetics brand, she was told it would never work.The boss who bounced her way to £3m from just £200How Kimberlee Perry grew trampoline fitness company Bounce, which is aimed at women.The stress of leading a start-up through the pandemicFinding investors is the key for start-ups and during the pandemic that has become harder than ever.'I was standing at the wrong end of a machine gun'Sir Jack Petchey built a huge property empire and his own charity, but it was not all plain sailing.'Someone needs to help parents control their kids' spending'Louise Hill is the founder of GoHenry, which provides prepaid debit cards for children.The gaming boss who can't put the games downAndrew Day, the CEO of games developer Keywords Studios, tries not to play the titles himself.'My chronic acne inspired me to start my own skincare company'How Michelle Doherty overcame her skin problems and launched skincare business Alpha-H.'I was heartbroken, I never thought I would find someone'How lost love inspired Justin McLeod to set up popular dating app Hinge.'I used to hate road cycling, now I design biking gear'Remi Clermont is the founder and boss of cycling clothing firm Cafe du Cycliste.Watch/Listen'I turned pizza passion into a business'In four years Lee DeSanges has gone from throwing pizza parties to running his own restaurant.The challenge of doing business in ArgentinaAs Argentina remains mired in economic crisis it is a difficult place to do business, but one firm shows that success is possible.Caravans making a comebackCathy Chamberlain is bringing curvy caravans back in fashion.The beer brand putting India on the brewing mapHow Bira 91 has come a popular beer in its home market of India, and its plans for global expansion.Breakthroughs take time to sellScientific breakthroughs take time to catch on, says the inventor of miniature hearts.
