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Start-up Q&A: Tom Blomfield and Matt Robinson, GoCardless
By Rebecca Burn-Callander Tuesday, 07 February 2012
These City boys turned tech entrepreneurs have just taken their new payment venture GoCardless out of closed beta. Here's why they're giving the credit card companies a run for their money.
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'Growing up, the rhythms of the business's life and family life were one and the same'
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Motor Mouth: Jaguar XF
01 February 2012It may have only a four-pot diesel, but this Jag has all the class you'd expect from the marque, says Sathnam Sanghera.
The Sharp End: Chips with everything
01 February 2012Business is booming at Dixons' TV and computer repair centre, finds Dave Waller.
What's the big idea?: Sustainability
01 February 2012Nigel Nicholson examines the meaning of sustainability.
Slogan Doctor: Bose: Better Sound Through Research
01 February 2012John Morrish looks at the origins of the Bose slogan.
Decisions: Jon Simon, Pieminister
01 February 2012The founder of the pie-maker explains his best and worst decisions in business.
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Osborne: 'I feel your pain. I'm the son of an entrepreneur.'
09 February 2012Quote of the day: 'My father set up his small business in 1968, manufacturing and selling home furnishings,' Chancellor George Osborne told the Federation of Small Businesses this week. 'Growing up, the rhythms of the business's life and the rhythms ...
It's a pricey day for a white wedding
09 February 2012Stat of the day: Love may be free but getting hitched certainly isn't. The cost of of a church wedding has shot up to £1,000 as the Church of England raises fees across the board.
What the Dickens?
08 February 2012Stat of the day: Charles Dickens generates £280m a year for the UK economy, according to research commissioned by the BBC.
Murdoch has a senior moment
08 February 2012Quote of the day: 'I have nothing to do with Sky News' - It must be lovely being a multi-millionaire like Rupert Murdoch: if a tweet this morning is anything to go by, it seems to mean you occasionally forget you own parts of your news empire.
The FTSE 250 fails on women targets
07 February 2012Stat of the day: Just 9.4% of board members in FTSE 250 companies are women.
The bonus backlash continues...
07 February 2012Quote of the day: 'I and my directors decided last week that we would forego any entitlement and instead allocate the money to the safety improvement fund for level crossings.' Network Rail CEO Sir David Higgins and his fellow head honchos have follo...
Lyons gets serious
06 February 2012Quote of the day: Pink-haired paparazzo Darryn Lyons might be best known for the surgically-enhanced 'six-pack' gut he proudly displayed in the Big Brother house, but it seems he still reckons he's got one or two nuggets of wisdom to dole out. 'You h...
Want to buy shares in Facebook? Caveat emptor
06 February 2012No sign of a bubble yet but Facebook might not be such a great investment, says Jos White, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of venture capital firm Notion Capital.
So many knickers, so little time...
03 February 2012Quote of the day: Ultimo founder Michelle Mone might be in the wrong line of work. She's been venting on Twitter after a gruelling day of back-to-back lingerie shows left her 'Sick of looking at girls in their bra and knickers.' There's probably a fa...
Profits of £2.1m. Every hour.
03 February 2012Stat of the day: Oil giant Shell made a staggering £18.1bn profit last year. That equates to over £2m every hour.
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