Gold exploration company Hummingbird Resources spends $1.5m a month searching for the precious yellow metal. But after five years, it hasn't made any money.
A new report by the Forum of Private Business has revealed that business owners are happiest in the North West, and most miserable in Scotland. Why? Read on...
The Sunday Times Rich List is out. We've picked over the top 50 to find out which UK entrepreneurs are defying the recession to rise through the ranks of the fabulously wealthy.
After an incredible year of growth, digger company JCB has announced a record turnover of £2.75bn.
B&Q owner Kingfisher turned over £10.8bn last year with pre-tax profits up 19% to £797m. DIY is definitely back in vogue.
Two gloomy predictions for UK plc from big forecasters today. The only thing they can't agree on is how bad it will get...
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01 Jan 2012
| by Jeremy Bullmore
I want to start my own business. Should I just go for it?
Despite global financial strife, a weak housing market and swingeing government cuts in the UK, building materials, plumbing and heating business Wolseley is still piling up the profit.
Gross domestic product is up just 0.5% in the third quarter, says the Office for National Statistics. A slight improvement on the blink-and-you'll-miss-it 0.1% growth in the previous three months.