Entrepreneur Julie Woods, who triumphed over personal adversity to successfully establish her own business has been named one of the Eastern Top 10 Business Heroes in the Barclays Trading Places Awards.
The government-backed awards, now in their fourth year, are supported by Jobcentre Plus and The Prince’s Trust.
They recognise men and women who have overcome various […]
CONTROVERSIAL kitchen trader Vance Miller has told a judge he is not interested in making profit but is working to set up an orphanage in Africa.
Miller, 42, from Ramsbottom, made the comment as he was being grilled about his trading practices by the Office of Fair Trading who claim he has defied an order to […]
CONTROVERSIAL kitchen trader Vance Miller has escaped jail despite being found guilty of contempt of court.
The entrepreneur was given a six-month suspended sentence after breaching a Stop Now order issued in 2003 which ordered him to clean up his act.
Manchester Civil Justice Centre had heard of nine complaints against his Oldham-based Discount Kitchens Direct and […]
Nicki Stewart, a business owner who has breathed new life into the luxury hamper industry, looks set for the big time after winning The Pitch, a new entrepreneurial competition run by BusinessZone.co.uk.
The entrepreneur, who claimed top spot in the business challenge presented in associated with the Bristol Design Festival, ditched an 18 year career selling […]
A wealthy businesswoman who appeared on TV show The Secret Millionaire revealed today how she is bankrolling a new campaign to help tackle knife and gun crime in the capital.
Emma Harrison, who has an £80 million fortune, has co-founded Through UNITY, with Richard Taylor, the father of murdered 10-year-old Damilola Taylor, and Ian Levy, whose […]
A VETERAN businessman from Huddersfield has been presented with an award recognising his contribution to manufacturing.
Maurice Mosley, the 78-year-old chairman of Trojan Plastics, was named Special Manufacturing Entrepreneur of the Year in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 awards ceremony held in Manchester.
The award was presented to Mr Mosley by judging panel […]
Cassandra Goad set up her eponymous jewellery business in 1985, despite knowing “absolutely nothing about P&L and VAT”. But that didn’t hold her back. Today, she’s rubbing shoulders with Tiffany’s on London’s Sloane Street.
“I was an entrepreneur by the age of five, selling stationery to my friends,” she says. “After school, I used to help […]
At number ten, we have the youngest addition to the list, Dave L. Steward, founder of World Wide Technologies, the largest black-owned company in America. A devout Christian, Steward used his experience in the locomotive industry to enter the technology market and grow his company into a billion dollar operation. Dedicated to allowing companies to […]
At the number nine spot is Drayton McLane, owner of the Houston Astros and Chairman and CEO of the McLane Group and a net worth of $1.3 billion. After growing his father’s business at a rate of 30 percent for over fours decades he was able to grow his company’s annual revenue to over $6 […]
Eighth on our list is David Green, founder and president of retail giant Hobby Lobby, started making frames nearly 35 years ago. Since then, he has grown his company to the point where it is now doing $1.4 billion annually. Notable for both his business acumen and his love for people, Green, like Cathy, keeps […]