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Hearing other entrepreneurs' small business success stories can often inspire and give great guidance to those who are just starting out. Take a look these entrepreneur profiles to see how others have made the leap and get you on your way to starting your own business.
The Cambridge Satchel Company: Julie Deane
Magmatic (Trunki): Rob Law MBE
Chilango: Eric Partaker
The Cambridge Satchel Company: Julie Deane
The co-founder of the Natwest Startups Business of the Year 2011 shares the secrets o...
Magmatic (Trunki): Rob Law MBE
The founder of £6m-turnover Magmatic on bringing his Trunki suitcase back from the br...
Chilango: Eric Partaker
How the Mexican food fanatic reached beyond Skype to realise his dreams
Robin Cope: British Military Fitness
The ex-officer tells us how he used the forces to create a new kind of exercise class
Innovate: Derick Martin
The co-founder of the school meals catering company on transforming student eating ha...
Moonfruit: Wendy Tan White
How the ultra-simple web builder came back from the brink
Gary Boom: Bordeaux Index
Claret with clarity: how a seasoned City slicker transformed the wine industry
Create Foundation: Sarah Dunwell
The founder of the award-winning social enterprise on changing public opinion and sec...
Interbev: Steve Brogan
The beverage connoisseur on signing up the big brands and why redundancy was a blessi...
CURB Media: Anthony Ganjou
Earth, wind and fliers: the rise of a new form of sustainable marketing
BaseKit: Simon Best
The DIY web development specialist on success at Seedcamp, and chasing the drag-and-d...
Raconteur Media: Freddie Ossberg
The young publishing pundit on starting in a recession and bagging Murdoch as a partn...
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