Portrait of Sunny Varkey, Wellington School, Dubai ©Amelia Johnson 3:55pm

School rooms for everyone

Sunny Varkey pioneered an education model that is being exported globally from Dubai

From UK Jun 18, 2013

UK venture capital funds lag those in US

Lack of exit opportunities for investors contributes to investment gap

Russian site Vkontakte being accessed at an internet cafe ©AP From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 17, 2013

Dotcom investment: Internet start-ups are profitable but still constrained by markets

Investors can find it hard to put money in and take it out

From COMPANIES Jun 16, 2013

Care home provider faces uphill struggle

Provision suffers during demise of specialist care commissioning

From UK Jun 14, 2013

Dale Murray: Brought top-up phones to UK

Co-founder of Omega Logic is appointed a CBE

From COMPANIES Jun 14, 2013

Football’s new channels are turning heads

Youngsters build sites with people signing up in their thousands

Pedestrians are reflected on a share prices board in Tokyo ©AFP From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 13, 2013

Banking and finance

The quest for financial innovation has seen the introduction of the ATM but also gave birth to synthetic debt instruments, says Patrick Jenkins

From WORLD Jun 12, 2013

France curbs tax breaks for self-employed

Two-year limit and a more restricted revenue cap imposed

From COMPANIES Jun 12, 2013

Banks prepare credit lines for edge on Box IPO

Loan shows Wall Street keen to build relationships

Pedestrians cross a street in Tokyo ©Reuters From WORLD Jun 12, 2013

Japan grapples with lack of entrepreneurs

Abe to unveil growth strategy on Friday

Emma Jacobs Jun 11, 2013

Let the right one in

Founders find it tough to choose someone to run their business

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 11, 2013

Tech start-ups: Innovation hubs all over world seek to follow Silicon Valley lead

From Helsinki to Santiago, new start-up hotspots are emerging, writes Jonathan Moules

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 11, 2013

Victory for the American dream

Hamdi Ulukaya, a Kurdish immigrant, has built a US dairy empire on hard work and gut instinct, discovers Jonathan Moules

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 11, 2013

Throw away the suit and know execution matters

People who are more concerned about dress code than substance are not worth working with, writes Doug Monro

From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 11, 2013

Leadership: Art of delegation provides key to success

The most effective people at the top understand how to let others take charge, writes Jonathan Moules

From the Drawing Board from BUSINESS EDUCATION Jun 9, 2013

Seed venture flourishes as a growing business

Reel Gardening hopes to encourage more people to grow their own produce

Week in Review from COMPANIES Jun 7, 2013

Week in Review, June 8

Murthy takes up Infosys challenge

Business Questions Jun 7, 2013

Can I dismiss someone for lying on a CV?

Is it possible to sack him for breach of trust?

Jun 5, 2013

Cloak, dagger and smartphone

Israel’s high-tech and military capabilities have nurtured a cybersecurity industry

From COMPANIES Jun 5, 2013

YPlan set to take its app to New York

Success based on simplicity