Making IT work

10:20am Thursday 16th May 2013

Soldier turned Carterton businessman is celebrating success after taking a leap of faith out of the military. Damion Pointin, 29, has just started to break after starting his own company.

Pedal to the metal

10:20am Thursday 16th May 2013

A search for a second-hand chest of drawers ended up inspiring Carolyn Baxter to set up her own business, supplying vintage pedal cars for children's parties.

Flexible expansion

Hugh Bettesworth

9:10am Thursday 17th January 2013

T he team at Mirada Medical is starting the New Year with ambitious plans for expansion. The Oxford-based developer of innovative software products that help doctors use medical images to diagnose and treat cancer is aiming to build on strong performance which saw the firm grow significantly in the UK and establish an office in the United States.

Lisa comes in from the cold

Lisa Ruggles

9:10am Thursday 17th January 2013

A simple plea on Facebook — “I am cold!” — led an Oxfordshire mother to set up her own business, selling duvet suits.

The house hunter

Sarka Naivertova

9:10am Thursday 17th January 2013

The ability to speak several languages is a business bonus for entrepreneur Sarka Naivertova. As founder of Oxford-based property search company Pure Relocation, most of her clients are from outside the UK, making her knowledge of Italian, Russian, Polish, Slovak and her native Czech invaluable.

Perfect partnership

9:00am Thursday 13th December 2012

Two friends who met while supplying cakes and flowers to a wedding have joined forces to set up a new business, offering a one-stop-shop of local suppliers for the big day.

Full of beans

9:00am Thursday 13th December 2012

Hayley Hankey was forced to rethink her life when her 59-year-old mother, Jane, suddenly died of a stroke earlier this year.

Cllimbing a digital rock face

9:00am Thursday 15th November 2012

Rock climbing may not seem an obvious route to a new computer training business, but it paved the way for entrepreneurial Banbury web developer John Snelling.

Wedding belles

9:00am Thursday 15th November 2012

Flautist Rachel Illsley has spent 35 years playing romantic tunes — now her own dream has come true as she launches her own wedding shop.

Giving consumers a real voice

Marlon Naidoo

8:10am Thursday 19th July 2012

Marlon Naidoo is a man with a mission — to improve levels of customer service in the UK. “When you try to complain, you telephone a call centre, listen to holding music and speak to someone in India,” he said.

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