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Back to the future

Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future again.

Let’s restart the century 

It’s a new year, new decade and the UK is stumbling out of recession. 

Bail-out of the bonuses

It’s 6am at King’s Cross Station which, much like the government's low carbon policy, is still unfinished after a decade of constant redevelopment.

Low wattage

The UK government's support for cleantech takes the biscuit.

A planet of spam

Information is no longer power – it is annoying. We’re overloaded 24 hours a day with emails, spam, RSS, newsletters, newspapers, TV, blogs, social networks, or (the last thing we need) Twitter feeds, pointlessly following the minutiae of others’ lives.

Why Silicon Valley rocks

Silicon Valley is like a supermarket for entrepreneurs – everything is available within a few square miles, from finance to technology teams, lawyers, networks and resources, and of course it’s sunny.

A white hot summer

In contrast to the European summer slowdown, momentum is building here in the US. I’m at the NASA Ames research park near San Fransisco as part of a group of 40 entrepreneurs and scientists from all over the world on a “summer project” called Singularity University.

A question of leadership 

As Gordon Brown takes yet another pounding, we would all do well to heed the lessons of his leadership.

Springing back into action

Maybe it was Easter Holiday sun, spring daffodils, or the ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ campaign, but business is proceeding somewhat normally.

Growth will come from cleantech

We are currently witness to the biggest heist since the Europeans raided Inca gold.

Reward the real risk-takers

Something is rotten in the UK’s risk and reward culture.

2009: no going back now

With 2008 and soon the Bush administration behind us, it’s time to look forward, be optimistic, and climb up out of the hole we’ve got ourselves into.

A year of missed opportunities

Despite the government’s anxiety to be seen as green, 2008 is most likely to be remembered for its missed opportunities.

A more stable currency

In the past 12 months, the pound has plummeted against the dollar and the euro. The Swiss franc, normally regarded as a ‘safe haven’ currency, has fallen too.

A Fuller fortnight

A week can be a long time in finance, but for the entrepreneur, each week is always long, diverse and challenging.

Punch above your weight

Jos White, who sold his company MessageLabs for $695 million, on why it's so important to act like a bigger business than you really are.

Meeting menaces: The Waffler

More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.

Reducing energy usage

Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.