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June 14, 2026Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts
Eleri Williams started out selling her dad's old football shirts and has just opened her own shop.
June 12, 2026India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
Agave plants grow wild in India and new distillers are using them to create a spirits industry.
June 11, 2026Cake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be over
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June 6, 2026How a pivot to hair accessories led to business success
Jenny Lennick's colourful hair clips are sold across the US and around the world.
April 22, 2026How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition
The AI agent sparked a frenzy of "raising lobsters" in March, with users training the tool to suit their needs.
April 5, 2026Meghan's lifestyle brand and Netflix end partnership
The Duchess of Sussex will run As ever independently, after a partnership with Netflix helped to launch the brand last year.
March 6, 2026Founder of China's JD.com launches yacht brand - Reuters
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I quit my £80,000 job to make ice cream - here's how
Vivien Wong founded mochi brand Little Moons with her brother Howard At 28, Vivien Wong walked away from an £80,000-a-year accounting job to start making ice cream with her brother. Growing up in he
I dropped out of university and built five beauty businesses. Here's how I did it
Marcia Kilgore has founded brands including FitFlop, Soap and Glory and Beauty Pie The name Marcia Kilgore might not be instantly recognisable but her Beauty Pie brand is known the world over for bei
Why women should speak openly about money
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Finding hidden entrepreneurs
World Service,·07 Jul 2026,·23 mins Available for over a year At least once in a lifetime, everyone has a great business idea. They often come when life events force us to experience things from a d
Do You Have To Stay In Your Business After You Sell It?
Many business owners expect one thing when they sell. A clean break. The deal closes, the money arrives, and they move on to the next chapter. But in reality, many owners are surprised to find they ar
Teen plans to leave uni 'debt free' after making £35,000 selling vintage football shirts
A teenager who started reselling vintage football shirts and made more than £35,000 has said she now aims to graduate university debt‑free. Eleri Williams, 18, set up an online football shirt resale
India's 'blue gold' starts a new drinks industry
A desert plant changed the life of Masapalli Venkatesh. His 10-acre farm in Kandukur is on the Deccan Plateau, which covers a large part of southern and central India. There he grows tomatoes, peanut
Les cabanes à gâteaux rapportent 1 000 livres sterling par semaine
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How a pivot to hair accessories led to business success
"I tell people, 'I make food-themed accessories' and boom – they get it," says Jenny Lennick. For the San Francisco-based artist and entrepreneur that niche underpins a thriving retail business. The
How a pivot to hair accessories led to business success
"I tell people, 'I make food-themed accessories' and boom – they get it," says Jenny Lennick. For the San Francisco-based artist and entrepreneur that niche underpins a thriving retail business. The
How China fell for a lobster: What an AI assistant tells us about Beijing's ambition
"Are you a lobster?" is the first question Wang had for the BBC. He had been so consumed recently by the AI assistant OpenClaw - which in China has earned the name "lobster" - that he wondered if he
Netflix Ends Partnership With Meghan Markle's 2025 Lifestyle Brand: "Her Show Did Not Go On"
Meghan Markle just hit a major turning point in her post-royal career. On March 6, 2026, Netflix confirmed it has ended its partnership with her lifestyle brand, As Ever. The news dropped like a plot
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