Alibaba founder Jack Ma is left off Chinese state newspaper’s leading entrepreneurs list

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is left off Chinese state newspaper’s leading entrepreneurs list after ‘falling out of favour with Beijing’ Ma was omitted from an article praising entrepreneurs for their contributions The snub underscored widely spread belief that he has fallen afoul of Beijing The tycoon vanished in November after criticising state banks and regulators  … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Chancellor MUST help entrepreneurs

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: We need entrepreneurs to survive in order to drive economy forward as Covid threat weakens – Chancellor MUST help them By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 The big financial story of the moment is the economic destruction resulting … Read more

The brave entrepreneurs founding new firms from the ashes of Covid

British businesses have faced some of their darkest days this year, as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have battered the economy. In a poll conducted before the November lockdown, one in seven enterprises told the Office for National Statistics they had little or no confidence of surviving the next few months. Meanwhile, 1.69 million people were unemployed … Read more

COVID-19 pandemic turns 50 doctors, scientists and healthcare entrepreneurs into billionaires

According to Forbes, there are 10 notable new healthcare leaders who have claimed the billionaire status:  1. Uğur Şahin, of Germany – Net Worth: $4.2billion 2.  Stéphane Bancel, of France – Net worth: $4.1billion 3. Yuan Liping, of Canada – Net worth: $4.1billion 4. Hu Kun, of China – Net worth: $3.9billion 5. Carl Hansen, of Canada – Net worth: $2.9billion 6. Timothy Springer, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Entrepreneurs warn future of nation is under threat

The horrifying cost of Boris Johnson’s six-month Covid clampdown was dramatically laid bare last night. Business chiefs and hospitality groups issued a string of dire warnings over the impact of the restrictions, saying millions of jobs were now on the line. They said the Prime Minister’s U-turn on his ‘get back to work’ message could … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Support the entrepreneurs and boost funding for R&D

ALEX BRUMMER: Support Britain’s entrepreneurs and boost funding for R&D to tackle the horrific cost of Covid By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 17 July 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 17 July 2020 The cost of Covid-19 is horrifying: Government fund raising in the 2019-20 fiscal year of more than £500billion, … Read more

Murdered New York tech entrepreneur’s personal assistant is arrested

BREAKING NEWS: Personal assistant of tech entrepreneur, 33, who was found decapitated and dismembered in his $2.2million Manhattan apartment is arrested Fahim Saleh’s personal assistant Tyrese Devon Haspil, 21, was arrested early Friday over the grisly murder in his $2.2million Manhattan apartment Haspil is expected to be charged with second degree murder Detectives believe Saleh was killed … Read more

We speak to entrepreneurs who took CBILS help

Has the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme been a success? We speak to entrepreneurs who decided to take on the debt £11.85billion has been lent to UK businesses via CBILS since its launch in March Many have had managed to get a loan quickly and easily to keep their business going while others have struggled … Read more

More than 300 entrepreneurs in China are now worth over £1billion, new wealth list finds

A total of 315 business leaders in China are now worth 10billion yuan (£1.14billion) or more, according to a new wealth list. Jack Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, tops the chart with a net worth of over 300billion yuan (£34.4billion). The founder of Zoom Video, Eric Yuan, takes the 121st place with … Read more