Interviews

An increasingly common site on the streets of the UK is to see people dressed up in animal costumes – particularly on a Friday or Saturday night. If you have seen anyone wearing such an outfit, then there’s a good chance they purchased it from Kigu.co.uk. The word ‘Kigu’ is short for ‘kigurumi’, which literally […]

You may know Claire Young from the hit TV show, The Apprentice where she reached the final in 2008. Since then Claire has been actively working on several projects which are designed to empower and enable young people in enterprise. As a businesswoman, Claire now works with School Speakers, which she founded – a business […]

Fraser Doherty, now 24, set up SuperJam at 14, using his Gran’s jam recipes. After selling his produce at farmers’ markets and to delicatessens, he developed a method of producing jam 100% from fruit. After setting up production, creating a brand and perfecting his recipes, Fraser became the youngest ever supplier to a major supermarket […]

No doubt you have heard of Freeserve, the UK’s first free Internet service provider. Originally owned by Dixons, it launched in 1998 and within a matter of months had gained over a million subscribers. In the summer of 1999 it went on to become Britain’s first dotcom to be listed on the stock market, at […]

Gary Taylor has been buying and selling domain names since 2002. He is a regularly contributor to the UK domain name and SEO industry, operates a domain name and web hosting review site and has been a guest speaker at online marketing conferences such as SMX, Think Visibility and SAScon. With over 10 years of […]

  Rachel Bridge is fascinated by entrepreneurs and what we can learn from them. She is author of five books about entrepreneurs – the latest of which is How to start a Business without any Money. Rachel also writes a monthly opinion column for The Sunday Telegraph about issues of interest to entrepreneurs and SMEs. […]

  Model and entrepreneur Caprice ventured to London, England from Southern California and quickly became one of the most photographed women in the world, having appeared on over 350 magazine covers across the globe and over 200 TV shows.  She was voted GQ Magazine’s Woman of the Year, and Maxim’s International Woman of the Year […]

Justine Roberts came up with the idea of Mumsnet back in 2000 after a disastrous family holiday. Originally conceived as a website where parents could simply swap family holiday and other advice, it has since grown into an online phenomenon, championing high profile campaigns which challenge both businesses and government over attitudes to children and […]

Q1. Max, tell us a little bit about your background and what led you to becoming an online entrepreneur? I’ve always been interested in business and entrepreneurship and from an early age (around 14) I was buying and selling things on eBay. I found that the internet and it’s possibilities very intriguing and this led […]

Chris Guillebeau is the author of The $100 Startup (100startup.com) – a book which shows you how to lead a life of adventure, meaning and purpose – and earn a good living.