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All that glitters… An Asian godfather reshuffles AFTER several false starts Stanley Ho, Macau's erstwhile casino monopolist, at last broke through a logjam of litigation and scepticism this week and [...]

Q: I have been in the family business for 17 years and became MD four years ago. I feel I cannot take the company any further - I have become [...]

What I know, is that you never know. You can never tell which products will fly out the door in their millions and which will be complete losers', says John [...]

Young entrepreneurs and partners Richard Coates and Hugh O'Boyle began searching for a spot to open a restaurant in summer 1992. They opted for an empty dress shop in London's Primrose Hill and offered 25,000 pounds sterling for the lease. They then devised a business plan to help raise the 150,000 pounds sterling they needed for the venture. Once finance was secured they created a a bistro-style ground floor area and a more formal restuarant upstairs. The restaurant, called 'Big Night Out' opened in July 1993. Turnover for first year trading and profit is forecast at some 500,000 pounds sterling and around 8,000 pounds sterling respectively.

An overview of Peter Simpson's career is presented. Simpson, the founder of Media Buying Services (MBS), is admired for his loyalty and willingness to take risks. He became a co-owner of Genesis Media in 1997. He eventually gave up his ownership in Genesis.

FOR a notoriously single-minded man, Rupert Murdoch's behaviour in Europe has been odd. Every few months there are new talks with a new potential partner; then something goes wrong, he [...]