When Hair Syrup founder Lucie Macloud first told her parents she planned to start selling hair oils, their response was swift. “They said, ‘you won’t be doing this under our roof’,” she recalls, ...

Thea Green has grown up with her business, which she founded in the late 1990s. “For a long time I was the ‘young girl’ figure of my own business,” says Green, “because there were people much older ...

Rio Ferdinand is a legend at Manchester United football club, where he played from 2002 to 2014, winning six Premier League titles. He is also one of England's most decorated international players.

“We see that our strongest advocates aren't our customers for whom things have just always gone right. They are customers where things have gone wrong and we have gone the extra mile to do something ...

“If you pitched the idea of The Social Hub on Dragons’ Den, I think the Dragons would have a few questions,” says Abdul Eneser, with a wry smile. He is a final-year law student at the University of ...

Anthony Eskinazi founded the start-up JustPark in 2006, two years before Airbnb launched. Originally called ParkatmyHouse, the idea was to let people rent out their driveways or parking spaces on a ...

Chris Galvin set up the Galvin Restaurants business with his brother Jeff in 2005, having already built up a lot of experience in the industry working for others, including Sir Terence Conran. The ...

Edwin Brenninkmeyer started flying at the age of 14 and gained his private flying licence aged 17. He joined his family business to start with, which took him into the world of retail, venture capital ...

Many people have heard of the WD-40 aerosol product and keep a can of it in a drawer at home, or perhaps their garage, but few understand what exactly it is. WD-40 stands for water displacement, 40th ...

What if your most trusted colleague was an exact replica of you? Capable of sitting in meetings, answering questions in your voice, running complex simulations and offering strategic insights while ...

There’s only one place to start for a feature about Wrexham – and that’s Wrexham AFC’s historic Racecourse Ground, also known as SToK Cae Ras. The world's oldest international football stadium still ...

Husband-and-wife team Guy and Leeanne Hundleby have built handbag maker Strathberry from their in-home office to one of Scotland’s best-known luxury brands. Started in 2013, all the bags are designed ...