Sally Wray, owner of tool and equipment hire specialist GoHire, handled home schooling and feeding her staff and has now sealed two major acquisitions in the past month. Martin Shaw (left), managing director of D3 Office Group, reaped the rewards of keeping in contact with customers and shifting the focus of his business. Between March and September he sold PPE worth £1.8 million – a market that...

Paul Sewell, chairman of the Sewell Group, has released an audio version of Half a Lettuce, the business book and personal memoir that was published in May. With supplies of the print edition running low, Paul hopes the audio option will appeal to people who haven’t yet got a copy. It will also make the stories accessible to blind and visually impaired people, including the son of one of the...

Down at the library you can not only access IP guidance through these PatLib centres but also get the latest business reports, market research databases and company databases. This info and data might cost thousands of pounds on the open market. And much of this is available online from the ease and comfort of your desk – register now with your library card. If that sounds difficult, with Hull...