Bannatyne: The musical! The entrepreneur, philanthropist, TV dragon, and Business Matters columnist Duncan Bannatyne is set to see his rags-to-riches life turned into a musical.

Getting to know you: Stuart Murray We talk to Internet entrepreneur Stuart Murray, founder of gatszu.com, the UK’s fastest growing online recruitment marketplace, to determine the source of his motivation, his ambition, and extract real-world advice for those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting to know you: Alison Wetton We speak to Alison Wetton, the CEO of All About Weight, about what inspires her, who is her inspiration in business and what motivates her every day.

Getting to know you: Paul Fisher, the 'undercover boss' of Jockey Club Racecourses We speak to Paul Fisher, the COO of Jockey Club Racecourses, who recently went 'back to the floor' within the organisation for Channel 4's 'Undercover Boss' reality series about what inspires him and how he found the experience at working at the lower levels of the organisation.

Getting to know you: Simon Waugh Simon Waugh, Executive Chair of the National Apprenticeship Service talks to us about the service, its philosophy, and what inspires him to get out of bed in the morning.

Getting to know you: Tony Banks Tony Banks, Founder, Chairman & MD of the Balhousie Group tells us about his business philosophy, and what inspires him to get out of bed in the morning.

Getting to Know You: Jamie Waller We talk to TV personality and owner of JBW Group, Jamie Waller, about his business philosophy, and what inspires him to get out of bed in the morning.

Jasper Carrot set to hit millionaire jackpot again Jasper Carrott is set to land a second multi-million-pound windfall from his angel investment in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? quiz show, following a landmark US legal case.

The future's orange and green (and very clean) How a man with a plan and a campervan revolutionised Britain’s damp proofing industry, John Stacey finds out.

Jamie Oliver: Family & friends helped when banks said no He may be the cheeky Essex-boy chef turned entrepreneur estimated to be worth a cool £65million, but Jamie Oliver has now told how even he has become a victim of the credit crunch last year.

CBI chief Richard Lambert to step down next year The director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Richard Lambert, has announced he is standing down.

Akabusi helps business reach gold standard Motivational speaker Kriss Akabusi inspired a new generation of business leaders who have started to meet in central London to take their future into their own hands and ride the recession together.

Getting to know you: Paul Morris We talk to Paul Morris, the managing director of Addmaster, the founder of the company which develops additives for plastic industries, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

Getting to know you: Brian Sharples We talk to Brian Sharples, the CEO of HomeAway, the UK's Number 1 holiday rentals website, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

Getting to know you: Andrew Skeene We talk to Andrew Skeene, entrepreneur and one of the co-owners of Global Forestry Investments, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

Karren Brady to join Arcadia as first female director Karren Brady, vice chair of West Ham United football club and former managing director of Birmingham City football club, is expected to join the board of Arcadia Group.

Profile: Jo-Are Bjerke We talk to Jo-are Bjerke, managing director of seating specialists HÅG, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

Profile: Levi Roots - the £30M man Levi Roots, the man from Jamaica who grew up writing songs in a Brixton squat before being imprisoned twice is now the owner and face of a brand worth an estimated £30m at retail prices and has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

Getting to know you: Andrew Butt We talk to Andrew Butt, the co-founder and managing director of both Enable Software and Enable Infomatrix. Andrew began his working life aged 12 fixing computers at a Coventry based helicopter company, and who then went to become the youngest ever qualified helicopter pilot aged 17 about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

UK's top business role models A recent report, conducted by YouGov, for the business advice website Yoodoo.biz asked UK business owners who they regard as British business role models and look to for inspiration. JK Rowling emerging as the nation’s favourite female business role model amongst women with Richard Branson holding his title as Briton’s favourite male business role model amongst men.