A fancy dress empire built on Spider-Man, hippies and ninja warriors
Business launched just after cancer diagnosis
Far-sighted vision to shake up the staid sector of opticians
Launched from the back of a tuk-tuk, the rise of a chain that now has more than 20 branches
Online florist plans to expand product range as sales of flowers fluctuate
Entrepreneur survived divorce, major abdominal surgery and cervical cancer on way to selling a ￡36mn business
Pandemic helped the company grow, as social media was boosted
Facilities management boss recovers from earlier bankruptcy
Former engineer disrupts supplying water to businesses
Turnover has risen from ￡18,000 in 1983 to more than ￡11mn in 2021
Working from home people created demand for quick and healthy lunches
Customers didn’t understand the benefits of buying a sofa online, so we changed the way we did business
Business bounces back after first wave of the pandemic
007 helped me launch my business
‘Making a million allowed us to take the business to the next level’
Domestic services business offers grants to overcome labour shortages
How TikTok fired up an ice cream business
Company reels in business during the pandemic
Pet food retailer thrived in lockdown without selling online
‘Lockdown boosted our sales tenfold’
Subscription blooms business booms under lockdown
A kitchen table business grew to ￡18m annual turnover
Kitchen appliance retailer has almost doubled the number of staff since lockdown
The online market for wine exploded after announcement of lockdown
We grew too fast, but came back stronger
