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The Internet as we know it today represents an endless sea of possibilities
Bright ideas
Can you teach what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur?
Britt Lintner: "I revamped my wardrobe and my career"
Katie Morley meets the hedge fund manager and dress designer who's used finance to fulfil her creative potential
Cashing in
A career in the City can give you many options, including starting your own business. Hannah Langworth speaks to Swati Bhargava, ex-financier and founder of cashback website Pouring Pounds
Crowdfunding: the latest craze in entrepreneurship
Finbarr Bermingham on an alternative way for young businesses to raise finance
Do what you want all day
...and still make a good living. Mustafa Khalifa meets lifestyle designer Dan Andrews (at his villa on Bali) to find out how he does it
Doing business in China
Lu-Hai Liang speaks to the founder of a successful Beijing-based startup about what it's like running a company here
Eureka!
David Langer, a young entrepreneur, considers the challenge of coming up with winning ideas - and what to do when you have one
Everything you need to know about social business
Insights from The Gateway
Flip-flopping to success
Kieran Corcoran pays a visit to social enterprise Gandys – whose flip-flops are coming soon to a store near you
From student life to luxury
Marketing agency founder Lucy Jackson tells Hannah Langworth how she built her distinctive business and what's new in the luxury sector
Graduate entrepreneurship
Things to think about if you're considering starting a business after university
Grow your own business
Being your own boss is a viable career option, says Finbarr Bermingham
How to get angel investment
Ibrahim Maiga meets an investor in startups
How to get funding for your venture
The Gateway tells you how to get the cash to turn your business idea into a reality
How to steal from Giants
We catch up with Bevy, London's newest on-demand contender intent on quietly overthrowing bigger and better funded rivals with smart customer marketing
If God owned McDonald's...
Tom Bordell and Mehdi Jaffer meet the founder of London restaurant chain Leon
Inside Google's hub for UK startups
Ibrahim Maiga visits an east London entrepreneurship centre supported by the technology giant and finds out what it's like to work in a new business
Inside an industry: spilling the beans
Lucy Mair stews over the coffee industry and finds a sector that tastes bittersweet
Inside the mind of an entrepreneur
Mustafa Khalifa, founder of a luxury watch company, gives us his thoughts on setting up a business
Learning to fly
David Langer, founder of GroupSpaces, looks at how angel investors could help you get your start-up off the ground
Rising star: club promotion 2.0
Kieran Corcoran meets Sebastian Salek, Cambridge student and founder of online club promotion service Guestvibe
Rising stars: BookAdopter is coming to a university near you
Philippe Ducrest has come up with one of the best business ideas we've encountered for some time. Finbarr Bermingham finds out more.
Rising stars: an appetising prospect
Finbarr Bermingham meets Marcus Ereira, a business student and entrepreneur behind discount card venture Student Eat
Rising stars: entrepreneurial spirit
What do fashion, finance and education have in common? Oxford graduate Cyrus Afkhami has launched a successful business in each field – Lucy Mair finds out how he did it
Rooms to manoeuvre
James Lohan, founder of boutique hotel website Mr & Mrs Smith, reveals how he's grown his classy online business
Start-ups: back to the future
Angel investor and experienced entrepreneur Andy Yates returns with his final top tips for budding businesses
Start-ups: pain free
Angel investor and experienced entrepreneur Andy Yates on how knowing your market will help you avoid business headaches
Student startups: a well-versed business
Hannah Langworth chats to Dhrupad Karwa, UCL graduate and co-creator of brand new collaborative poetry-writing app HaikuJAM
Student startups: have speakers, will travel
Entrepreneur Chris Longbottom is combining vintage style with high-tech sound
Student startups: nailing the manicure business
Keely Lockhart chats to economics student Anna Buchmann, whose internship led to a beautiful business idea
Student startups: the onesie company
Keely Lockhart chats to the founders of onesies company Young Ones about their business success
Team talk
David Langer is a young entrepreneur. This week he considers the challenge of enlisting help from others to reach your goals
The MINTs: a breath of fresh air
Will Hodges explains why these four MINT countries are being tipped to boost the global economy
The Start Up Loans scheme: financing for young entrepreneurs
An introduction to this initiative, aimed at helping 18-24-year-olds get their business ideas going
The Year That Made Me: Michael Smith
David Langer catches up with serial entrepreneur Michael Smith, founder of internet retailer Firebox.com and social gaming developer Mind Candy
The corporate life cycle: the startup
Insights from The Gateway
The life of pie
Finbarr Bermingham speaks to Pieminister co-founder Jon Simon to learn how he turned a tasty lunch into one of the fastest growing companies in the country
University is a great environment for startups
Consider starting your own business, says ex-Dragons' Den star James Caan
Wantrepreneur alert!
What challenges do start-ups face in their early days – and how can you overcome them?
What technological know-how do today's startups need?
Ibrahim Maiga finds it helps to be IT-savvy to set up or join a new business
Who to get involved in your business
In the third instalment of our series on entrepreneurship, The Gateway gives you the recipe for the perfect team
Working wardrobe
Lucy Mair chats to Poppy Dinsey, fashion blogger and founder of social networking site What I Wore Today, to find out how she turned a new year's resolution into an innovative and stylish startup
Young and hungry
Keely Lockhart meets the young food entrepreneurs cooking up a storm in London

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