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Business Financing

How I funded Shopcade

Serial entrepreneur Nathalie Gaveau talks to BusinessWings.

Work from Home

Six quick ways to earn money from home

Here are a few fairly effortless money-making ideas you could consider.

Small Business News

Farms for sale: climate challenges ahead

Climate change, let alone population pressure, mean innovation in farming is imperative.

Online Business Ideas

Starting a property services company

Why enjoyment is critical to success, and other insights from Gareth Haldenby.

Innovative Ideas

The low-emission car hire service

Aged just 23, Nicko Williamson started Climate Cars. Now, still only 27, he runs a multimillion-pound turnover business.

Online Business Ideas

Website for sale: running a price comparison site

Allan Bradbury on staying ahead of the competition and appraising a website for sale.

Innovative Ideas

Guest house for sale: the art hotel

Designed by artists, rooms at Daddy Long Legs include a one with astroturf floor and braille walls.

Innovative Ideas

Farms for sale: how I started a crocodile farm

Hamstrung by red tape, John Lever finally got his farm when croc attacks became a huge problem.

Online Business Ideas

Websites for sale: the cloud services provider

David Mytton founded Boxed ice when he noticed a dearth of server management services for small businesses.

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  • More than just a bookseller, GreenMetropolis.com also buys unwanted books and pays £1 to charity from every sale.
  • Being a sound healer
  • Rachelle Rodrigues believes interest in sound therapy is growing, but that that it remains relatively unknown.
  • Dragons' Den success story Podcast
  • Patrick van der Vorst tells us about his experience in the Den, and talks about his relationship with the Dragon investors.

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