Sophie Cornish is co-founder of online marketplace notonthehighstreet.com, which she set up in April 2006 with business partner Holly Tucker. The site is a one stop shop for British entrepreneurs to sell their original products. Sophie, who lives in West London with her husband Simon and children Honor, 9 and Ollie, 11, keeps a diary of her week for Financial Mail....
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Britain needs young tycoons to launch their business ventures more than ever - and the Daily Mail is helping with our inspiring Enterprising Young Brits competition...
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The historic cut in the base rate last week, taking it to levels not seen since 1955, may have come too late for many small businesses struggling to get finance...
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