Woolworth’s: what really happened

Woolworth’s is a big company, but small firms can learn from its demise. When it launched the retail chain was all about newness and fresh thinking.
You pick up stuff before you bought it (for the first time) instead of pointing at items behind the counter, there was a range of products instead of just a [...]

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Ex-con? Then start a business!

As Duncan Bannatyne will tell you (and anyone else who’ll listen), it’s hard to get a job when you’ve got a criminal record.
So the obvious(ish) solution to getting your life on track is to become an entrepreneur: no interviews, no digging into your past, no need to prove your rehabilitation.
Well here’s just such a story [...]

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