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“I remember thinking: ‘I’ve hit rock bottom; things can’t get any worse’”

Andrew Tomlinson - Founder , Andrew James

Andrew Tomlinson suffered many years of abject poverty before building his £25m turnover company. His story demonstrates that businesses often mean so much more to entrepreneurs than mere commercial enterprises. They frequently come with part of the founder’s soul attached…

The amazing story of Britain’s most entrepreneurial accountant

Keith Bradshaw - Founder , Listers

He was a school dropout who became a trainee chartered accountant, before building several multi-million-pound companies, all while battling the effects of a life-threatening stroke. Keith Bradshaw has one hell of a story to tell…

“Forget about today. Ask yourself ‘Will your business still be relevant in three years?’”

Edwin Bessant - Founder & CEO , Ceuta Group

Do you remember Hannibal from the A-Team? Well, Edwin Bessant, CEO of Ceuta Group, is the Hannibal of the business world. And, just like George, his plan is coming together and he’s loving it…

The recipe that’s fired PureGym’s founder, Peter Roberts, to success in everything from nightclubs to gyms…

Peter Roberts - Founder , PureGym

PureGym is the UK’s leading budget gym with more than 170 sites and a turnover of £160 million. As a start-up that beat its original business plan budget by 200%, we had to speak to founder, Peter Roberts to understand just how he’s done it…

Business can learn a great deal from sport, especially when Saracens’ boss, Nigel Wray is the teacher…

Nigel Wray - Owner & Chairman , Saracens

Nigel Wray has achieved huge success in business: from pizza to property to publishing. Now as owner of Saracens Rugby Club the BDLN spoke to him about what the world of business can learn from the world of sport…

Against all odds: The man who built a hotel empire from nothing but a dream and an iron will…

Surinder Arora - Founder & Owner , Arora Hotels

In the pantheon of British entrepreneurs to have navigated enormous, spirit-crushing roadblocks to turn their dreams into reality, one pushing for kingpin status is 58-year-old Surinder Arora – founder, owner and chairman of Arora Hotels. We spoke to him about his fascinating journey…

How a desperate 30-second chat with Boris Johnson on a London roundabout won Richard Corbett the multimillion-dollar deal of his life

Richard Corbett - Founder , Eyetease

Rarely is your future either made or broken by a chance 30-second chat with a stranger you’ve accosted. Especially when that stranger is Boris Johnson, the then London Mayor, who has no idea who you are or why you’re talking to him…

Riding the storm to take an SME from ‘S’ to ‘M’. How Simon Cashmore absorbed the sucker punches to keep on growing TCL Group…

Simon Cashmore - CEO , TCL Group

Simon Cashmore feels slightly fraudulent when people call him an entrepreneur. The reality, we suggest, is that Simon is just as entrepreneurial as anyone we’ve ever met…

“Take nothing for granted – things can be taken away from you in an instant. So live for today and invest in the future.”

Neil Male - Founder , GMS Group

How a personal disaster gave Neil Male the tools to build a £13m business…

Why I argued with Lord Sugar about Serena Williams

Tony Goodwin - Founder & CEO , Antal International

In the first in our ‘Tony Talks’ series, entrepreneur Tony Goodwin explains why nurture trumps nature when it comes to business…

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