Danielle Stewart appointed champion to the Red Tape Challenge Danielle Stewart, a partner at Baker Tilly, has been appointed by BIS as one of their two Company Law Red Tape Challenge Champions.

Getting To Know You: Colin Liversedge, Founder & MD of vrSoftware We caught up with Colin Liversedge, founder and CEO of the visual planning tool authors vrSoftware, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting to Know You: Richard Close, CEO at Briggs Equipment Richard Close, CEO at Briggs Equipment, the UK’s leading independent service provider and materials handling equipment supplier tells us what inspires him and what advice he would give to anyone wanting to start out in business.

Olympic Gold winning athlete hopes to create winners in the boardroom In the run-up to the Olympics in London this summer, many businesses are looking to harness this Olympic spirit for their employees. But how can businesses translate the winning performance of Olympians to their teams?

Jacqueline Gold: Ann Summers’ 30 years of success proves sex sells Many say that Sex sells and no company exemplifies that more than Ann Summers, Jacqueline Gold, the CEO of Ann Summers discusses the future of her passionate and empowering brand

Getting to Know You: David Spencer Percival, CEO of Spencer Ogden We caught up with David Spencer Percival, co-founder and CEO of the energy recruitment company Spencer Ogden, to ask what keeps him motivated, what are his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting to know you: Dr Rahul Nanda We spoke to Dr Rahul Nanda, Global Chairman of TOPSGRUP securities, about his vision is set on becoming the number one brand in the global security space and a US$ 10 billion security group by 2020. What motivates him and what advice would he give to anyone wanting to follow him?

Apprentice winner Tim Campbell awarded MBE in New Years Honours Tim Campbell, winner of the first series of BBC TV's The Apprentice, has received an MBE in the Queen's 2012 New Year Honours list.

Sugar & Branson top list of leaders managers want to shadow Lord Alan Sugar and Sir Richard Branson were chosen in a survey by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) as the senior business leaders that the majority of managers would like to shadow for the day.

Hannah Buckley is named Young Businesswoman of the Year Ambitious fashion-lover Hannah Buckley who abandoned a successful career as an accountant to follow her dream and launch her own high street fashion website earlier this year, has ended 2011 by winning a national award to recognise her achievements.

Karren Brady on the pressures of sport & business life In light of the recent events surrounding executive burnout and mental health issues - both in business and in sport - we asked West Ham United Vice-Chairman Karren Brady if, more than ever before, the pressures of football were mimicking those present in the corporate world.

Getting to Know You: Alastair Mills Alastair Mills is the CEO of Six Degrees Group. They have had a busy 2011 acquiring five businesses in six months, so we ask him what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting to Know you: Maria Hatzistefanis We chat to Maria Hatzistefanis, the cosmetics entrepreneur, and Founder and President of London-based global skincare brands, Rodial, and NIP + FAB about what inspires you, and what if she could, she would do differently.

Female Entrepreneurs: Lessons from the US When asked whether they believe they have the skills and experience to start up, nearly forty per cent of working aged females say they think they do, while a quarter agree that there will be good start-up opportunities where they live in the next six months. So why are so few women taking the leap into entrepreneurialism?

Carole Stone named ‘Britain’s Best Connected Woman’ Carole Stone, author, broadcaster and founder of YouGovStone, has won the inaugural Institute of Directors and O2 ‘Britain’s Best Connected Woman’ prize, as voted for by delegates at this year’s Women as Leaders Conference.

Inventor Arnold Du Toit crowned Britain’s best young entrepreneur Twenty three year old Arnold Du Toit has been named the winner of the PC World Business competition to find Britain’s best young entrepreneur.

Getting to know you: Nicolas Mamier Nicolas Mamier, MD, Appetite Branding, the communications and design agency, formed in 1991, tells us what keeps him motivated, his ambitions and what real-world advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Getting To Know You: Dominic List, CEO & founder, Comtact ltd We caught up with Dominic List, who is the CEO and founder of Comtact, to ask what keeps him motivated, what his ambitions are and what advice would he give to those wishing to follow in his footsteps.

Apprentice finalist Claire Young to launch 'Teenbiz' to help the next generation of entrepreneurs Claire Young, the straight-talking, no-nonsense finalist from BBC1’s The Apprentice has been using her experience to promote entrepreneurship and enterprise to our younger generation since leaving the show. She is now set to takes that one step further with the launch of the new youth initiative Teenbiz, which provides funding to entrepreneurs aged 13 to 18 years old.

The Business Matters Podcast - We chat to Deborah Meaden In our latest podcast we talk to TV Dragon and leading entrepreneur Deborah Meaden. Deborah joins us to talk about how to grow your business, why it's crucial to listen to your customers and the scheme she is supporting which is giving out £15M to help businesses with local advertising.