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Alla Chapples and Anna Richey of the Two Chicks company who sell capasteurised liquid egg whites

New firms can find an upside to downturn

Our correspondent looks at how start-up businesses can use the recession to their advantage

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Alan Yau has global ambitions, even if his restaurants are largely in London
Economic chill may be ideal for hot restaurant

Alan Yau, the man behind Wagamama, Yauatcha and Busaba Eathai, is dancing to a familiar tune with his Cha Cha Moon brand

Management 

The Dragons - Left to Right: James Caan, Duncan Bannatyne, Deborah Meaden, Peter Jones, Theo Paphitis. TX: BBC Two - Tuesday 16th October 2007
Angels step in where Dragons fear to tread

Dragons' Den is now lost in pursuit of higher ratings, but angel business networks are picking up the slack

Start-up latest

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Fever-pitch bids for angels’ cash

Firms look for backing at ‘speed dating’ events with investors

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Riding the recession

By capitalising on the shifting buying patterns of consumers, some companies are experiencing surprisingly big upturns

Recycling sees the big picture

Getting rid of obsolete TVs presents business opportunities for a switched-on entrepreneur

Farmer who went to market

One businessman’s growth from a few pigs to a thriving farming and retail outfit was not entirely organic

The Landfill Prize 2008. The modern day junk you said you could really live without

other stories

Money's off the menu: Marc Bringmann was all set to go ahead with his plan to open a casual-dining restaurant, but says he has been let down by lenders

Despair over loan freeze

Firms have no faith in the government’s promises and believe any cash will come too late

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Scarborough is the business

North Yorkshire town throws off tired seaside resort image to become Enterprising Britain 2008 winner

Bristol’s Goonie gang put their shirts on fashion for nostalgia

A young business is cashing in on 1980s memorabilia, finds Jane Ure-Smith

Risky times mean investors want more

Go-ahead firms need bright ideas to find funding during the slowdown

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How to... get started

How to write a business plan

There are probably thousands of people with great ideas just waiting to be turned into profit, but ideas are nothing without a proper business plan

How to: Pitch for success

If your presentation is concise, clear and to-the-point, a three-minute pitch can elevate your career

How to: Keep the cash flowing

Cash, as the old adage goes, is king, and nowhere is that more true than for the day-to-day operations of a business

Learn how to woo the investors

Preparing a business so that it will appeal to financial backers is a tough process. Training courses can help

The Sunday Times

Top Track 100 - 2008

Britain's 100 biggest private companies ranked by sales

Alla Chapples and Anna Richey of the Two Chicks company who sell capasteurised liquid egg whites

Fledgling businesses

Recession is food for thought for entrepreneurs

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How I made it

Tristram Mayhew, founder of the Go Ape adventure courses

Sara Murray

Mother of invention

Missing child leads to personal tracking buddi

Entrepreneur Challenge 2008

Pile of £20 (twenty pound note).

How you could win a share of £35million

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Small firms unite

The BCC is to fight a raft of government proposals that may harm members

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