From the monthly archives: May 2010
Brazil is a country with a foot in two camps – part rich, mainly poor, so it’s a good place to take the financial pulse of a global phenomenon like the internet. Brazilians love the web. Not everyone has access, but those who do spend an average of 70 hours a month online, which [...]
A internet entrepreneur from Corby who runs a global website aged just 15 has been rewarded for his business acumen with a national accolade. Christian Owens set up his first website three years ago and now has a business offering pay-per-click advertising in 86 countries. He employs four people around the world and it is [...]
Cyrus Adkisson doesn’t have a business plan for Trubz, doesn’t know if he’ll make a dime off it. And he’s proud of that. At the very least, Adkisson figures his Internet application will bring him exposure in the technology start-up community, and that’s a good thing. Making money off the application would be a [...]
CARDIFF entrepreneur Shazia Awan has been named the UK’s best female Asian entrepreneur. The 28-year-old took the prestigious title at the annual Asian Women of Achievement Awards at London’s Park Lane Hilton on Wednesday night. Ms Awan was nominated following the success of her start-up company Peachy Pink. Its ladies anti-cellulite and body-shaping underwear [...]
Ben Terrill is bringing the milk man back to Middletown — and he’s extending the job description. The 34-year-old father of two said he got the idea for his new business, Go Grocery Express, after working as a grocery store manager for a year. Seeing elderly customers struggle to shop for groceries and also finding [...]
What I like to see! If only all the other millionaires in the world did this… A millionaire is donating the profits from the sale of a mansion in Northumberland to charity. Brian Burnie, 64, sold Doxford Hall Hotel and its ten-acre estate for £9 million and hopes to invest the money in funding cancer [...]
Mark Bowness is a creative old chap – successfully founding Tribewanted.com he is now about to launch a new concept here in the UK called Rock Control. Kicking off in two weeks the website is calling for talented musicians an singers to upload a 60 sec video demonstrating their talents. The public will then [...]
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