Luke Aviet, setyourrate.com 

Have you ever considered making money out a hobby? Or ever wanted to generate a second income from a skill? Luke Aviet realised that a lot of people do but don’t know where to go for customers and don’t know where to advertise. Luke and two others created this website which is like an eBay for services. It’s easier than you might think to set up your own wesbite. Have a listen to find out how.

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Posted: January 25th, 2008 under Entrepreneurs, Internet.
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Leigh Caldwell, Inon 

Yes. This is the story of Leigh Caldwell. Gifted as a child, Leigh started university at 14 and on completing his degree, went on to start his own software company with a small loan from his local bank. The company now turns over half a million a year but the journey hasn’t been easy. Surviving, the burst of the dotcom bubble and numerous other hurdles along the way, the company is now stronger than ever. What inspired me about Leigh was that despite being an ‘academic’ and someone who could have landed a cushy job with whatever management consultancy or investment bank of the day, he took the path less travelled. He dreamed and it paid off.

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Posted: January 18th, 2008 under Entrepreneurs.
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Lakhi Manget of The Lucky Group 

This is one of my earlier interviews, with Lakhi Manget who runs his own property company. Originally from Southall, Lakhi talks about his approach to business and how he’s built up an impressive property portfolio. When you hear the interview, you realise Lakhi thinks through every single detail and in running his business, he combines a certain amount of philisophy with commercial nous.

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Posted: January 11th, 2008 under Entrepreneurs, Real Estate.
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Zareen Shah, Master Franchisor, Magic Corn 

Everybody loves corn, but what’s Magic Corn? That’s exactly the reaction Zareen expected when she launched the Malaysian franchise in London. Zareen started up despite having two little children and having to remortgage her house. Anyone can do it she tells us….

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Posted: January 4th, 2008 under Entrepreneurs, Franchise.
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