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" My family's challenges meant we lived hand to mouth. There were weeks when we had neither electricity nor heating. "

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" I'm an avid sailor, and my first time exploring the Dalmatian Coast and the Croatian islands was very special. "

" The wider the exposure that we give children of the real working world, the better. "

" I am a great believer that the risk should reflect the reward. "

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" I was born in Cyprus, but my family moved to England when I was about six. "

" The statistics for investing in small businesses are such that the vast majority fail. "

" My parents divorced, my brothers and I ended up living with my mother, and we were living with the choice of heating or eating. My mum was working, but she needed financial support to make ends meet. I had to have free school dinners and free school uniforms. "

" In my early teens, I was working in a Wimpy Bar and delivering cab company cards to make cash. I also ran a tuck shop at school. I struggled academically because of being dyslexic. When I saw other families and what they had, it inspired me. I thought, 'I can get that, too, if I work hard.' "

" My vision is that everyone who has ever won an #SBS retweet from me becomes part of a friendly club. Like-minded individuals can share successes and learn. "

" No major technological change has ever been instituted by mankind without an array of negative consequences. The motor car has meant liberation for millions, but it has also caused congestion, environmental damage, and a disturbing death toll on the roads. "

" I am for a transactional tax at the point of purchase for both online and physical retail. "

" What I've achieved with Boux Avenue is what I always wanted to achieve with La Senza. "

" I'm not massively academic. I'm a commonsense person. "

" If you look at all the investments made during 'Dragons' Den,' the ratio of those that make it to those that don't is actually extremely high. "

" I love the English language, but I'm crap at it, so I might as well do what I'm good at. The same goes for my kids, who are also dyslexic. I won't pressure them to do anything. They've each got a trust and a mortgage-free property, which is a lot more than I had, so I know they will always be fine. "

" If someone underestimates you because you are warm and approachable, then you have an advantage over them. "

" Businesses might have been helped by the ability to promote themselves on the Internet, but they have also been hit by the web's encouragement of time-wasting by their staff. "

" Entrepreneurship is just one thing that needs to be in schools. "

Entrepreneurship

" Souvenirs always tend to look great when you see them in some exotic souk but awful when you finally get them back home. They tend to start in my study and eventually get demoted to the garage or the loft. "

" Take calculated risks and limit your downside. "

" For me, the high street is a key part of how we live, what sort of community we are, how we get our news, and how we get our gossip. "

" The high streets I remember best were Seven Sisters Road in north London and then sunny Peckham in south London after we moved there. They were where my parents used to shop. They were great, part of being a teenager. "

" Entrepreneurship can be taught to people with average academic abilities - the proof of that is everywhere you look. "

" I know I have been lucky in business, and I am keen now to spread goodwill to others, of course not forgetting that very often, you make your own luck by making use of every opportunity. "

" I can walk all day in malls, shopping centres, high streets - I love it. "

" I hate mornings. "

" Online is not contributing in the same way as the high street in terms of business rates and to the local community. "