Planning on starting a business? We ask entrepreneurs who have successfully started businesses what they did, and how and why they did it. Each article is composed of 10 identical questions so you can compare answers. We hope our 'Starers for 10' section willprovide the insight you need to start up yourself and build a successful company.

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Robert Bloxham, founder, Orb Creative
Robert Bloxham, founder of Orb Creative, tells us how learning from former employers was a good grounding for launching his business and explains his strategy for getting to the top of his ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 29,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Duane Jackson, founder, KashFlow
Duane Jackson of accountancy software business KashFlow explains why becoming an entrepreneur really was his only option, how the Prince’s Trust helped....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 28,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

James Davis, CEO, upad
James Davis, CEO of upad explains why renters need help finding the perfect landlord, how his business plans to exploit this relationship and why his business could revolutionise the whole industry..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 26,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Mariele Runacre Temple, founder of WirelessTheatreCompany.co.uk
Mariele Runacre Temple, founder of WirelessTheatreCompany.co.uk, explains why running a website is like learning a foreign language, how she’s promoting new British acting talent and why Prunella Scales is the bomb..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 22,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Lindsay Drabwell, founder of DaisychainBaby
Lindsay Drabwell, founder of DaisychainBaby, tells LaunchLab why she started her ethical clothing website, why friends were so important to her new start-up business and why time has been her biggest hurdle..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 19,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Kim Stoddart, founder of Green Rocket
Kim Stoddart, founder of PR company Green Rocket, explains how she is improving the industry and why she gives 75 per cent of her profits away..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 11,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Fabio Lima, founder of MovieMobz
Fabio Lima, founder of MovieMobz, explains how his website allows people to pick the films they want to see at the cinema, and why digital cinemas are loving his idea..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Nov 08,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Simon Corbett – Jargon Public Relations
Simon Corbett of Jargon Public Relations explains why the world needs PR companies and why, having founded two previous businesses, he's still hungry for more..
By Charles Orton-Jones Nov 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Sara Alison, managing director of Wrapelope
Sara Alison, managing director of Wrapelope, talks to LaunchLab about the inspiration for her innovative gift wrapping solution, the pain inflicted by designers and manufacturers, and why she cosied up to household brand ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 30,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (3 votes)

Michael Hawthornthwaite, managing director of Acid Computer Services
Michael Hawthornthwaite, managing director of Acid Computer Services tells us why quality and customer service are vital to his business, why recruitment is his biggest headache and why, if he could do ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 28,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Tristan Rogers, managing director, Concrete Group
Tristan Rogers, managing director of Concrete Group, explains why he wanted to change an "ugly and expensive" industry, why self-belief is so important to small businesses and why it took him time ....
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 23,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (4 votes)

Liz Sorton - Youth and parent coach
Youth coach Liz Sorton tells LaunchLab.co.uk why her business is so fulfilling, what made her start a business with zero experience and why she wished she had a coach of her own..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Oct 16,2008 - Comments (1) - Rating (2 votes)

Lisa & Rick Sanderson, Buy-Local.net
How did a husband and wife team turn their passion for food into a virtual, online farmers' market?.
By James Cleverly Sep 22,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Kevin McGirl, co-founder of sales-i
Kevin McGirl, co-founder of sales-i, explains how his business helps other firms create perfect salespeople..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 15,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

Tom Gorman of TDG Group
Tom Gorman, founder of creative agency TDG Group, on his business’ growth, how to keep customers happy and why you should ignore the “risk-averse”..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Sep 11,2008 - Comments (1) - Rating (1 votes)

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Business borrowers receive Queen's Speech help
Small businesses should get a better deal from credit crunched banks following today’s Queen’s speech..
By News Desk Dec 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Economy ‘at heart’ of Queen’s Speech
The Queen’s Speech will focus on measures to relieve small businesses under pressure because of the turbulent world economy, it has been reported..
By News Desk Dec 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Behind every good small business there’s…
A supportive spouse. That’s according to the latest research from Bibby Financial Services, which shows a supportive partner is the key ingredient to success as an entrepreneur..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Dec 03,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

Enduring slowdown raises rate cut hopes
Fresh signs of Britain’s week economy have raised expectations of another cut in interest rates by the Bank of England this week..
By News Desk Dec 02,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (1 votes)

New £30m tech investment fund
The government has unveiled a new £30m investment pot for small businesses in the technology field..
By LaunchLab.co.uk Dec 02,2008 - Comments (0) - Rating (2 votes)

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