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The lighter side of business life
My Week: Harry Jarman of Harry Elliot London
By Michael Northcott Friday, 18 May 2012
The founder of a new company producing British-made luxury swimwear on employing ex-cons, running a factory as a charity, and being down to his last fiver.
Quote of the day
'We are on the verge of space travel moving from 'Star Trek' fantasy to something more realistic.'
Also in MT Break:
You Live and You Learn: Sir Stuart Rose
30 April 2012The former CEO of Marks & Spencer started out selling men's pyjamas and ended up grappling with Philip Green.
Decisions: Ning Li, made.com
30 April 2012The co-founder and CEO of the online furniture store explains the best and worst decisions he's made.
The Sharp End - Turning Japanese
01 May 2012Dave Waller tries to cut it as a sushi chef during the lunchtime feeding frenzy.
Wear a silly hat for charity
20 March 2012MT likes to espouse good causes, especially when they have a sartorial bent. So, on March 30, why not stick a hat on for Brain Tumour Research?
58% would take a pay cut to work in their pants
20 March 2012... well - to work from home, at least. Some even said they'd take a pay cut of as much as 25%
Trump: the sweet smell of Success
19 March 2012Donald Trump is about to launch his own fragrance, with notes of 'frozen ginger'. Sounds classy...
More My Week
My Week: Jane Peyton of School of Booze
No two weeks are ever alike for brewer, beer enthusiast and entrepreneur Jane Peyton. She chats to MT about opera, chocolate, and designing her own brew.
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UK entrepreneurs must get ready for space race, says IoD
18 May 2012Quote of the day: 'We are just on the verge of space [tourism] moving from what people might think of as 'Star Trek' fantasy to the start of something more realistic.' The Institute of Directors is calling on UK entrepreneurs to invest in space trave...
Chinese to guzzle British pork
18 May 2012Stat of the day: £50m. UK pig farmers have struck a £50m trade deal to sell their pork to China. That's some serious coin(k).
Office pilfering costs UK businesses £2bn a year
16 May 2012Stat of the day: £2bn. A new report ranks British workers as 'the worst offenders' in office theft, taking home some £2bn a year in biros, lever arch files, even laptops.
The Social Network screenwriter to pen life of Jobs
16 May 2012Quote of the day: 'There is no writer working in Hollywood today who is more capable of capturing such an extraordinary life for the screen,' reckons Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment. That life is that of Apple co-founder Steve...
Q&A: Duncan Stirling and Charlie Gilkes, Inception Group
14 May 2012The founders of quirky nightspots Barts and Maggie's on the speakeasy culture, supporting local businesses, and their latest venture, the wackily named Bunga Bunga.
Leadership lessons from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg
14 May 2012Mark Zuckerberg has become the centre of attention as the Facebook road show travels the globe. But should a leader eclipse their brand? Cirrus leadership expert Rob Davies takes a look at the Zuckerberg/Facebook phenomenon.
Charity shops take a record £1bn in 'year of austerity'
14 May 2012Stat of the day: £1bn. High street retailers may be struggling to stay in the black, but one sector is booming as recession bites. UK charity shops turned over £1bn over the past year, up £34m on 2011. That's a fair few moth-eaten cardies and tweed s...
William Hague does a Norman Tebbit, telling business leaders to 'work harder'
14 May 2012Quote of the day: 'There's only one growth strategy: work hard'. Foreign secretary and former Tory leader William Hague has told business bosses to stop 'complaining' and to 'get on with the task of delivering more of those jobs'. In a 21st Century u...
The art of decision-making
09 May 2012Management expert and honorary professor at Lancaster University Michael Hulme has examined the decision-making processes of 500 business leaders to work out what really makes their minds up.
Google pilots self-driving car in Nevada
09 May 2012Quote of the day: 'I felt using the infinity symbol was the best way to represent the car of the future.' So said Bruce Breslow, director of Nevada's Department of Motor Vehicles, as Google launches its first fleet of driverless cars across the state...
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