Own A Pub & Make A Fortune

Own A Pub & Make A Fortune

Makers of niche real ales and bottled craft beers have fought back in recent years against the market dominance of imported lagers. That’s down to men like Dougal Sharp. The Scot spent his adolescence helping out in the Caledonian brewery after his father led a buyout...
The House that looks like Hitler

The House that looks like Hitler

At first glimpse it looks like any other, but peer closer and you might begin to see why this ordinary house in Swansea has become one of the most discussed properties in the UK. Not for how little it’s sold for or because it’s the childhood home of a local celebrity....
We Made £6m From Goan Beach Huts

We Made £6m From Goan Beach Huts

At the turn of the millennium Laila Ram was looking for a new start. She had just returned to work as a consultant after having her first child, but “the hours were too long and inflexible”. While booking a trip to South Africa with old university friend Nikki Tinto,...
Who Wants To Buy Land on The Moon?

Who Wants To Buy Land on The Moon?

As you may know, I am a great supporter of new ideas and I’m approached with them all the time. Some are brilliant, and work. Others are brilliant and don’t work. And then there are those that are ridiculous and shouldn’t work, but somehow do. It’s not always easy to...
Why Boring Is Good For A Small Business

Why Boring Is Good For A Small Business

After a couple of years working as a plastics and design engineer for a large firm in Hong Kong, Nick Rutter (pictured below) decided that being an employee just didn’t suit him. So he returned to Coventry University to finish an electronics course he had started...
England’s New Planning Reforms

England’s New Planning Reforms

What’s changed? According to the chancellor, needless planning delays cost the economy £3bn a year. England’s planning regulations are set out in 1,000 pages of policy and 6,000 pages of notes. The draft policy framework replaces them with 52 pages of guidance to...