In the February issues of Insider, out this week, the magazine adopts a cheery outlook in the face of all the doom and gloom. We catch up with Dragons' Den entrepreneur Imran Hakim and his burgeoning iTeddy empire, while the cover story looks at business tips to get you through the downturn. And we speak to Angela Spindler, the new chief executive of value retailer The Original Factory Shop, which is motoring ahead with its sale figures.
I make no apologies for handing our magazine over to some upbeat, optimistic and downright cheerful stories this month. We have deliberately sought out positive stories, looked for silver linings on the clouds above us and thought we may as well look at how you can be a better business, rather than just feel sorry for ourselves.
Dressing your brother in a bear costume in an attempt to secure private equity investment isn’t your average bid for funding, but Imran Hakim isn’t your average entrepreneur. David Casey met him.
There’s no doubt it’s tough out there, but these common sense, and sometimes contradictory, business tips could make all the difference to your business.
While the retail sector faces an uncertain 2009 after one of the toughest Christmas trading periods for years, one North West business continues to buck the trend. Rupert Cornford reports on the unstoppable train that is The Original Factory Shop.
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