A YOUNG entrepreneur has set up a wedding shop in Workington after struggling to find what she wanted for her own big day.
Emma Graham, 21, of Frizington, will open Wedding Decor, on Vulcans Lane, tomorrow morning.
Emma married Kelvin six weeks ago but said it was hard work getting hold of exactly what she wanted.
She said: […]

 
A small Melbourne-based electronics company will be the first in Australia to develop a mobile phone based on Google Android software, beating major carriers and phone makers to the punch.
Kogan Technologies – run by 25-year-old Ruslan Kogan – sells electronic goods direct from manufacturers, which reduces the company’s overheads. It has announced plans to develop […]

 
A 28 year old zoologist has scooped the 2008 Young Rural Entrepreneur of the Year award following the success of his micro-brewery business in Northumberland.
The award - announced by insurance brokers’ Lycetts and The Field magazine - was presented to Tom by a panel of judges on Thursday night last week at a ceremony at […]

The Neeley School of Business has a strong entrepreneurial background. It seems only natural, then, for the TCU Bookstore to have some competition from one bright business student.
Horned Frog entrepreneur Josh Dennis, who founded Frogbookstore.com, and a team of three, claims to offer 20 to 60 percent discounts off the Barnes & Noble bookstore on […]

 
A STAR of the Channel 4 TV series The Secret Millionaire appeared at a business networking event in Tadcaster on Monday to speak about his latest charity project.
Business owners in the area heard marketing guru and philanthropist Carl Hopkins speak about his new venture, JumbleAID, at a special meeting of the Network York Interchange at […]

 
TO BE the perfect Bond villain takes a little organisation: Evil masterplan for world domination check; dastardly scheme to kill MI6 hero check; sleek airplane for supersonic getaways er…
Luckily, when producers needed an unspeakably stylish jet plane in the latest 007 film, Quantum of Solace, a Wirral man was pleased to help. The names Mairs… […]

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After watching Al Gore’s documentary film An Inconvenient Truth, Victoria Atherton vowed to set up a business to help consumers cut their carbon emissions. Hearing about a new generation of energy-efficient electric scooters, she did some market research, quit her job and began writing the plan for her business, called Urbanites + Scooters.
Reluctant to pay […]

China is solidifying its role as a leader in the 21st century’s global economy. Career-minded college students in the United States are taking note. And that has created another opportunity for Boston-area publisher, entrepreneur, and deal maker Nader F. Darehshori.
Capitalizing on a rush to learn Mandarin, the language of Chinese commerce, Darehshori’s latest start-up, Aptius […]

 
Joel Comm insists anyone can make a living with an Internet business or Web site.
“For (less than) $10, you can have a Web site posted and pursue your dream,” Comm said.
It’s easy to believe as the Internet entrepreneur, author, online business guru and Loveland resident takes you through his office space where his Infomedia Inc.
company […]