Born on the 21st November 1964 in Essex, Charles Dunstone is most famously known as the co-founder and current CEO of the mobile phone giant, The Carphone Warehouse. In a familiar rags to riches story, Charles Dunstone grew his successful telecommunications empire from virtually nothing. Indeed, The... 

Only a few years ago, few people from the south would have heard of the supermarket chain Morrisons. Southerners may have heard tales that the chaps in Yorkshire had got their own mini-Tesco but since there weren’t many down south they didn’t take that much of an interest. However, since... 

Stories of rags-to-riches entrepreneurs are fairly common in a society that has, despite the current recession, been gripped by consumerism for many decades. Arguably one of the most remarkable of all such stories is that of 57 year old businessman, Chris Dawson. Growing up in his home town of Hooe... 

Duncan Bannatyne OBE was born in Clydebank, Scotland on the 2nd February 1949. He had a relatively poor upbringing as the 2nd of seven children. At a young age his mother told him she couldn’t afford to buy him a bike, so Duncan asked around the local newsagents to see if he could start a paper... 

Another day, another successful entrepreneur who deserves our attention. One of the best ways to learn more about the business world and to pep up your spirits when you’re feeling blue is to examine the ways in which other business men and women have made their fortunes. These lessons are even... 

Sir James Dyson was born in Norfolk on the 2nd May 1947 into a middle-class family who weren’t particularly wealthy. From an early age Dyson was interested in art and design. As a result, after leaving school he attended an art school in London, before going on to study furniture design and later... 

You might think that it would be hard to relate to a business leader and philanthropist who sold the UK’s largest chain of tyre and car part service stations to American giants Ford for a little over £1 billion in 1999. However, Sir Tom Farmer is just one of the many examples of a success story... 

These days almost everyone with an internet connection is aware of the many online casinos that are always vying for our attention. Perhaps unsurprisingly considering that consumers pump billions of pounds a year into the gambling industry. There are always losers in the gambling world, but one man... 

Aaah Dragon’s Den, that great bastion of modern entrepreneurial exploits as well as the home of mad inventors with their wild eyes and their scary, smiling, devoted wives. The Apprentice aside, it is arguably the best show that the BBC has made in the last few years, finally taking the vote in... 

This English billionaire and razor-sharp businessman, who succeeded in generating the largest independent mobile phone retailer in Europe, may be known more for his business acumen and notorious hard man image than as a family orientated man who enjoys time out with his five children. Listed as being... 

Contrary to the sweetness of his name, this British entrepreneur and businessman with an estimated fortune of £830 million and positioned 92nd on the Sunday Times Rich List 2008, is publically known more for his hard hitting cynicism and the catchphrase ‘you’re fired’ than for whispering... 

After feedback from Lammo readers last month, I’ve decided to launch a new regular feature – “How they made their fortune”, taking a look at how some of the UK’s most successful business men and women made (and in some cases lost) their millions. We’ll be taking a...