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Lesley Beach, Owner and Director of Splash About, stands in front of a display of Splash About swim products.
How I bought an ailing nappy brand, turned it round and cleaned up

Lesley Beach’s business was children’s swimwear but when Bambino Mio appeared she knew how to stop it haemorrhaging large amounts of cash


Self-employed drive recovery in business numbers

Start of 2025 saw Britain gain more than 191,000 new companies than last year, according to the Department for Business and Trade







Mandira Sarkar, founder of Mandira's Kitchen, standing in front of her shop.
Immigration raid left us feeling violated, says café owner

Bharti Chanda stands in front of her convenience store "Westminster Grocery" which also serves as a Post Office and Oyster Ticket Stop.
Family-run corner shops threatened by supermarket expansion
Sandhurst building with people gathered on the lawn in front of it.
Military boot camp sharpens up leadership skills of entrepreneurs

Mandira Sarkar, founder of Mandira's Kitchen, standing in front of her shop.
Immigration raid left us feeling violated, says café owner





A young male florist in an apron looking at a laptop and notebook, with another person tending to plants in the background.
Record number of UK companies paid most of their invoices late


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Woman holding a card reader while a man uses his smartphone for contactless payment.
Outrage as firms brace for £3.7bn energy bill shock

Hospitality bosses left fuming at the prospect of paying for discounts enjoyed by large, energy-intensive manufacturers such as steelmakers


a woman in a black shirt smiles for the camera
Caroline PlumbRigid career paths are out – the future of work is ‘squiggly’



Simon Rogerson, co-founder of Octopus Group, smiling.
‘Companies will either die or grow quicker than they’ve ever done’


Pippa Murray of Pip & Nut sits at a table with a variety of Pip & Nut products.
Pip & Nut cracks the market with bestselling nut butter




Ben Francis, Lucy Macleod, and Jon Yeomans on stage at The Sunday Times Young Founder Award ceremony.
Hair Syrup’s Lucie Macleod is Sunday Times Young Founder of the Year


I made a ring for Taylor Swift and now we have too many orders to keep up


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