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Getting serious about fun
A new way of getting little girls into ballet has proved more successful than its founder could ever have imagined, Claire O’Connor tells Peter Baber.
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Relationships do the work
Peter Brook has built his car dealership and his vehicle finance company in the same way, he tells Peter Baber – by fostering relationships.
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Health service
Early retirement may be fine for some – but not for serial entrepreneur Ian Richardson, as Peter Baber discovers.
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Frog’s leg up for savvy school
Advances in technology are only important if they improve the lives of those who apply them – that’s just one lesson Peter Baber has learned.
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Breaking the banks
It’s a mighty leap from selling newspaper ads to launching a bank but Anthony Thomson has done just that. He tells Brian Nicholls how and why.
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The meal deal
Dan Curtis is a man with a particularly direct way of running a company. His high standards have allowed his school catering company to became a particular success. Peter Baber reports.
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The square root of style
Peter Taylor is the mastermind behind Blythswood Square hotel in Glasgow. He explains how his £30m hotel dream was saved from the brink of disaster.
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When detox people listen
TV presenter Amanda Hamilton is using her on-screen experience to launch a global spa business – and the signs for success look encouraging, as Kenny Kemp discovers.
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A star turn for toolmakers
William Hyslop wanted to set up his own business in 1977. Today his son Craig runs Hyspec Engineering, employing more than 100 staff with a £1.5m expansion plan.
