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Paul Lindley of Ella's kitchen with daughter Ella (son Patrick) in Reading, Britain

Making a profit is kids' stuff

Politics, accountancy, children's TV and some creative advertising was just the recipe for founder of Ella's kitchen, Paul Lindley

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Entrepreneur Rachel Elnaugh
Rachel Elnaugh: turning failure into success

This week Rachel Elnaugh's first book, Business Nightmares, is published. She tells us about her experiences

Entrepreneur 

Enjoying the ride: Angela Wright
A mentor can tune your skills

What are the key challenges facing entrepreneurs? In the third of four features, we look at the importance of having a mentor

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Colin Day, finance director of Reckitt Benckiser

Appearances can be deceptive

Video: Rushing to judgment about a prospective employer may lead to misperceptions says Colin Day, the chief finance officer at Reckitt Benckiser

Pamela Marrone

Staff need to live your values

Video: the CEO of Marrone Organic Innovations explains why it is best to hire people who share your values

Experts can be turned on like a tap

Small businesses with big ambitions but limited budgets can get access to a high level of expertise by outsourcing

How to get a good name on the web

Having the right web address can boost business for small firms. Rachel Bridge looks at how to go about getting it

The One Minute Entrepreneur

Learning the Craft

The second in a series of six one minute entrepreneurial insights

Key challenges

Fiona Hamilton in the cafe at her latest business, Fifi and Ally

Contacts put icing on the cake

In the last of four features on the challenges facing entrepreneurs, Andrew Stone looks at what networking can achieve

Enjoying the ride: Angela Wright

A mentor can tune your skills

What are the key challenges facing entrepreneurs? In the third of four features, we look at the importance of having a mentor

Keep sight of your strategic vision

In the second of our £35m Entrepreneur Challenge special features, Andrew Stone looks at the importance of having strategic vision

Funds still flow for the right deal

In the first of four 2008 Entrepreneur Challenge features on the key challenges facing entrepreneurs today, Andrew Stone looks at securing finance

Best 100 Companies

Find out who you should be working for with our list of the top employers

My Big Idea

Roger and Margaret Wilson-Hinds

screenreader.net

Roger and Margaret Wilson-Hinds's disregard for traditional business practice is a shining example of the blind leading the blind

Amanda Jones and James Brown of Red Button

Reverse Osmosis Sanitation System

Amanda Jones and James Brown had a desire to produce clean drinking water, pure and simple

VirtualGym TV

Pensions and insurance turned out to be the ideal environment to set Richard Davis on his path to becoming an online fitness provider

Mint Gigs

What started out as a schoolboy dream, quickly turned into a star turn for Aaron Kirkhouse and Alex Darlington

Bob Ford

Enterprise Clinic: Loki Ltd

Bob Ford gets expert advice on how to move his company to the next level

How to... get started

How to write a business plan

There are probably thousands of people with great ideas just waiting to be turned into profit, but ideas are nothing without a proper business plan

How to: Pitch for success

If your presentation is concise, clear and to-the-point, a three-minute pitch can elevate your career

How to: Keep the cash flowing

Cash, as the old adage goes, is king, and nowhere is that more true than for the day-to-day operations of a business

Learn how to woo the investors

Preparing a business so that it will appeal to financial backers is a tough process. Training courses can help

The next big thing. We ask Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who, and what, are destined for success
Rod Aldridge

Capita founder Rod Aldridge tries to turn criminals into entrepreneurs

Rod Aldridge is using his business skills and wealth to give reformed offenders a fresh start

Peter Cullum of Towergate.

Get the people right or you will flounder

Peter Cullum, one of the judges for the Entrepreneur Challenge 2008, talks about what being entrepreneurial means to him

Last chance of £5m of funding

You have only eight days left to enter the Sunday Times Bank of Scotland Corporate £35m Entrepreneur Challenge

Hunting for talent with a rubber duck

Small firms are stepping up their efforts to recruit graduates and are using some novel methods

A Welsh perspective

We ask the Entrepreneur Challenge judge, Ron Jones, about what makes a successful entrepreneur and what he looks for in a winning entry

The Entrepreneur Challenge

Entrepreneur Challenge

Bank of Scotland Corporate £25 Million Entrepreneur Challenge - Winner Matthew Riley, founder of Daisy Communications

It's not just about winning

There are many benefits to taking part in the Challenge according to entrants

Entrepreneur Challenge 2008

Pile of £20 (twenty pound note).

How you could win a share of £35million

Entrepreneur Challenge Q&A

Peter Cullum of Towergate.

What does it take to be a winner?

We quiz Challenge judge and entrepreneur Peter Cullum

      Paul Lindley of Ella's kitchen with daughter Ella (son Patrick) in Reading, Britain

      How I Made It: Paul Lindley

      Ella's Kitchen was programmed for success

      Harry Rich, CEO of Enterprise Insight in London

      Age is no longer a barrier

      Enterprise Insight has removed its upper age limit

      Amanda Jones and James Brown of Red Button

      My Big Idea

      Amanda Jones and James Brown wanted clean water, pure and simple

      The Bank of Scotland
      Corporate £35million
      Entrepreneur Challenge

      Bank of Scotland

      Inspired by the huge success of 2007, Bank of Scotland Corporate has added two more regions and an extra £10 million. This year we're looking for seven established and growing UK businesses with a minimum turnover of £2 million to impress our judges with their creativity and vision. Each winner will receive up to £5 million funding, totally interest free for three years.*

      Property, insurance, banking and startup businesses are excluded from The Entrepreneur Challenge and other exclusions and limitations apply, see terms and conditions for details.
      * Funding subject to status and terms to be agreed, security may be required.

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      Video: The Entrepreneur Challenge

      Latest from the
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      Challenge

      Bank of Scotland

      Every application will be assigned to one of our seven regions. Our panels will choose a regional winner to go through to the national final.

      Explore the regions below:

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      Story of the
      Entrepreneur
      Challenge 2007

      Bank of Scotland
      Matt Riley

      open quote markThank you very much to Bank of Scotland Corporate for this. It's absolutely fantastic and I'm really looking forward to working with them and Sir Philip Green in the future.open quote mark

      National Winner 2007
      Matt Riley,
      Daisy Communications
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      William Chase

      open quote markWe're absolutely amazed and the whole team is very flattered to win the Bank of Scotland Entrepreneur Challenge. It's great to know there is a bank out there that's supporting the entrepreneurs. . . .open quote mark

      Midlands & Mid Wales
      William Chase,
      Tyrrells Group Ltd
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      Chris Howell

      open quote markThis is fantastic news for DriveTech and fantastic news for road safety. What this award is going to do for DriveTech is ramp up the operation quickly so that we can make a fundamental difference to the lives of young people in this country.open quote mark

      South England & South Wales
      Chris Howell,
      Drivetech (UK) Plc
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      Ian Millner

      open quote markIt's brilliant! We've never won anything before... we're exhilarated and honoured... It's our responsibility now to do the right thing with this investment.open quote mark

      London
      Ian Millner,
      Iris Nation Worldwide Ltd
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      Michael Shand

      open quote markGetting this is more than we ever thought we could do, just being in the national final is great.open quote mark

      Scotland & Northern Ireland Winner
      Michael Shand,
      RB Farquhar (Manufacturing) Ltd
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