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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.

John Cleese, Video Arts

Meeting menaces: The Waffler

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

Ian Cheshire, B&Q

Reducing energy usage

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

John Cleese, Video Arts

Meeting menaces: The Interruptor

John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.

John Cleese, Video Arts

Meeting menaces: The Dominator

Some advice from John Cleese about how to deal with people who throw their weight around in meetings.

Jamie's Kitchen part 4

Jamie's Kitchen part four

Jamie Oliver's team of fresh-faced recruits meets the ultimate challenge.

Jamie Oliver part three

Jamie's Kitchen part three

Jamie Oliver has to deal with a crisis in the kitchen as his team learn an important lesson about accountability.

Jamie Oliver part two

Jamie's Kitchen part two

In the second part of this series on leadership, chef Jamie Oliver takes his team of volunteers through some early challenges.

Jamie Oliver

Jamie's Kitchen part one

An insight into building a team with chef Jamie Oliver.

Theo Paphitis, Dragons' Den

Modernise and save money

Dragons' Den's Theo Paphitis and others discuss the help available to businesses to cut down on energy guzzling and trim costs.

Fiona Dawe, Youthnet

Social entrepreneur: Fiona Dawe

Fiona Dawe, CEO of online-only young people's advice service Youthnet, explains how the internet has driven the social enterprise's success.

Julia Ashley, Central & Cecil

Social entrepreneur: Julia Ashley

Speed and ease of putting new ideas into action is vital for Julia Ashley, new business director at London-based housing association and care provider Central and Cecil.

Jerome Couturier, ESCP Europe

Breaking into foreign markets

Jerome Couturier, associate professor in international management at ESCP Europe Business School, looks at how companies can expand overseas without overextending themselves.

Tim Campbell, Bright Ideas Trust

Social entrepreneur: Tim Campbell

Apprentice winner Tim Campbell explains why his social enterprise, the Bright Ideas Trust, doesn't 'give money away'.

Benita Refson, The Place2Be

Social entrepreneur: Benita Refson

Not-for-profit enterprises have no excuse to be less efficient than conventional businesses, argues Benita Refson, chief executive of school-based learning organisation The Place2Be. 

Interview with Nigel Lacy

Nigel Lacy, co-founder of young driver insurance specialist Young Marmalade, explains the concept of the business and its success in being completely web-based.

Andrew Cameron, London's Air Ambulance

Social entrepreneur: Andrew Cameron

Andrew Cameron, chief executive of London’s Air Ambulance, explains how the organisation’s independence has helped it achieve its goal of reducing deaths from road accidents.

Q&A with Peter Jones

Entrepreneurs and owner-managers quiz Dragons' Den supremo Peter Jones about technology, branding and how to start a business in a recession. 

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