Jason's hat-trick

2:11pm Thursday 27th March 2008

Some people are happy with their lot. They find a career, do reasonably well, make a comfortable living and then retire. They may not have changed the world but then they had no particular desire to do so.

All about Eve

2:10pm Thursday 27th March 2008

Life has certainly moved fast for Tamsin Beard. Three years ago she was happy being a mother of two with additional responsibilities exercising a horse and two dogs and had not considered a career.

Talking shop

2:08pm Thursday 27th March 2008

Planning the best moment to start a new business venture is never easy, but Sean and Nicole Hargrave have impeccable timing. Their company, Voxswap, has been launched just weeks before the birth of their third child, due on April 4.

Catering for the discerning

2:07pm Thursday 27th March 2008

If experience counts for anything in catering, then Nicole Taylor could write a book on the subject. Raised in an Australian farming community, Ms Taylor has worked her way around the world from Thailand to Canada, with Europe in between.

Burning ambition

2:06pm Thursday 27th March 2008

Back to the future with wood-burning stoves. That seems to be the credo of a chimney sweep cum heating expert who claims to know more about flues than anyone else in Oxfordshire.

Cover story

2:27pm Thursday 14th February 2008

Organising a wedding is a big commitment nowadays, and the last thing most people would think of is special chair covers. But according to Amy Green, they can bring glamour to the dullest venue, giving it the splendour which couples need for on their big day.

First-class start

2:25pm Thursday 14th February 2008

Teenager Tom Ellis is barely out of school but has already started two successful businesses. Mr Ellis, 18, from Boars Hill, Oxford, is at Exeter University studying geography, but his direction is clear when it comes to a career as an entrepreneur.