Getting to know you: Graham Mulholland We talk to Graham Mulholland, managing director of epm: technology, based in Draycott, Derbyshire, about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

The Dragon's are already breathing fire - at each other While the entrepreneurs are preparing the elevator pitches for their business ideas to hopefully get essential funding and mentoring next week an increasingly acrimonious bust-up between two of the Dragons' promises to spice up the show.

Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi appointed Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund The International Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting celebrated its centenary with the appointment of entrepreneur and Secret Millionaire star Kavita Oberoi as Chair of the Global Girls’ Fund Board.

Sometimes you shouldn't take a Dragon too seriously... On April 1st, like many other people, Business Matters columnist, serial entrepreneur and TV dragon Duncan Bannatyne made an April Fools joke. Using his Twitter account he suggested that he was feeling too old to be the face of his gym & leisure business and that he was renaming the group of 60 gyms to "Armstrong Health Clubs" after the name of his managing director Nigel Armstrong. However some people took this joke a little too seriously....

The cream of the next generation - The Enterprising Young Brit Awards The Enterprising Young Brit Awards for 2010 were announced today at a glittering lunch, attended by Lord Mandelson, at the Institute of Directors in London.

The winners alll received £1,000 for their business, coverage in national media and an invitation to join the Enterprise UK Ambassador programme. As an Enterprise UK Ambassador they will get a chance to network with some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs and help us inspire the next generation of Peter Jones and Michelle Mone!

Getting to know you: Matt Gordon We talk to Matt Gordon, the managing director of Limited Space about what motivates and inspires him in business and the advice he would give to someone just starting out.

James Caan's new aproach to recruitment saves SMEs millions James Caan and webrecruit have reportedly saved UK’s small to medium sized businesses an estimated £6 million in recruitment costs in just one year.

The Apprentice taught me to be a vulture Many think that reality TV shows like The Apprentice & Dragons' Den are only about giving contestants their five minutes of fame, think again – The Apprentice’s Claire Young says the show has given her “invaluable lessons” on promoting her business.

Getting to know you: Roy Peires We get to know Roy Peires, the Chairman and founder of Club La Costa Resorts & Hotels, and find out what motivates and inspires him and what advice he'd like to pass on.

Getting to know you: Dean Forbes Dean Forbes goes under the spotlight to tell us about his transformation from professional footballer to being the commercial leader of small and medium sized software firms.

Newcastle entrepreneur knocks out the opposition to win the title in global challenge Entrepreneur Ben Creighton from Newcastle has successfully fought off tough competition from some of the UK’s top business brains to be crowned winner of the Global Startup Challenge.

Entrepreneurs from round the globe take up the startup challenge In a bid to prove that small businesses can succeed in the midst of recession, Alibaba.com, the world’s largest online meeting place for buyers and suppliers, challenged entrepreneurs from across the UK to start their own trading companies with £1,000 each.

Multi-millionaire investor Richard Farleigh talks about success and failure Well-known for his two seasons on Dragons’ Den, Richard Farleigh was known as ‘Mr Nice’ but he says he would rather have been known as ‘Mr Fair’ due to his tough but fair approach. When he reviews business proposals that are looking for backing, he assesses these on the quality of the people rather than the product. He comments, “It’s about 90% quality of the people and 10% quality of the product. Most of my effort goes into somehow assessing the person, which can be trickier.”

Are you the Veuve Clicquot UK Business Woman of the Year There is just over a week to go to nominate female entrepreneurs for the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year Award. Nominations must be received by 18th January and include full accounts, press cuttings and curriculum vitae in order to be considered by the judges.

Ultimo chief Mone honoured in New Year Honours Michelle Mone, the head of underwear brand Ultimo has received an OBE in the New Year Honours announced today. The 38 year old Glaswegian who founded MJM in 1996 is the highest profile business leader who receives recognition in this years honours list.

James Caan awards website marketing account to rising star Dragon’s Den’s James Caan has handed the contract for revamping his personal and business website to digital marketing firm Digimax.

Profile: John Sandom John Sandom is the founder and chairman of one of the UK’s leading branding companies 1HQ. Since setting up 1HQ in 1993, the agency have gone on to become award winning pioneers in their field working with international brand owners all over the globe.

Young inventor scoops a £50,000 prize at The Pitch 2009 The entrepreneur behind an ingenious invention to prevent bike theft has been crowned the winner of the UK-wide pitching competition, The Pitch 2009, at a celebrity-packed grand final in London.

Profile: Julie Meyer Julie Meyer the founder of Ariadne Capital, First Tuesday and newest Dragon talks to Jon Card. As one of the foremost operators in the UK’s digital space she tells us about the web, who’s going to beat the recession and why being an entrepreneur is the best choice for the 21st century

Getting to know you: Rose Lewis We chat with Rose Lewis from Pembridge Partners about what inspires her, what you should be doing to boost your business and on cutting out business gobbledygook