en-gbCopyright 2012, BusinessLifenotifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)notifications@businesslife.co (BusinessLife)http://businesslife.co/http://www.businesslife.co/Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:36:10 +0100Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:36:10 +0100http://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=derek-coates-never-knowingly-understatedhttp://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=derek-coates-never-knowingly-understatedTue, 24 Apr 2012 12:36:10 +0100Not one to hide his light under a bushel, Derek Coates talks to Nick Kirby about tourism, LVCR, the future of the Channel Islands and what he is up to next. Derek Coates is arguably one of the most well recognised and prominent businessmen in Guernsey, if not the Channel Islands. He is the founder of Healthspan – the UK’s leading home supplier of vitamins, minerals and health supplements – he created the airline Blue Islands, and he heads up Vista Hotels in both Guernsey and Alderney. He is ...http://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=nick-ogden-making-his-voice-heardhttp://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=nick-ogden-making-his-voice-heardThu, 09 Feb 2012 09:04:39 GMTAs someone who’s credited with creating what we now call ‘e-commerce’, it might have been easy for Nick Ogden to rest on his laurels, put his feet up and watch the money roll in. Of course, like most entrepreneurs, he is not one to sit still. So it’s no surprise that the man who helped launch the first-ever online shop, Wine Warehouse, who went on to launch shopping portal Barclays Square, and who helped create WorldPay, one of the largest payments services companies in the world, has gone on...http://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=tony-oneill-the-king-of-retailhttp://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=tony-oneill-the-king-of-retailThu, 09 Feb 2012 07:25:18 GMTSandpiper CI is arguably the most recognisable name in Jersey and Guernsey’s retail sector. Responsible for running franchises of top UK brands such as Marks & Spencer, Iceland and Costa Coffee, it has undergone significant changes in recent years. Formerly CI Traders plc, Sandpiper is jointly owned by real estate fund management group Europa Capital and private equity firm Duke Street, who acquired the business in 2007. Tony O’Neill, who worked on the acquisition with his investors, has...http://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=zef-eisenberg-the-man-with-a-planhttp://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=zef-eisenberg-the-man-with-a-planThu, 09 Feb 2012 07:25:58 +0100Zef Eisenberg is not yet 40 but he’s enjoyed 20 successful years in business, and is now looking for new challenges. He tells Nick Kirby where he goes from here. It’s very difficult indeed not to be seriously impressed by Zef Eisenberg. In 1991, aged just 18, he started writing books and newsletters on the subjects of physical training and sports nutrition. A mere four years later he founded Maximuscle, which subsequently went on to become the largest sports nutrition brand in Europe. Havin...http://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=paul-masterton-animal-magichttp://www.businesslife.co/Interviews.aspx?id=paul-masterton-animal-magicMon, 13 Feb 2012 09:24:15 +0100Gerald durrell is arguably one of the most recognisable names in the field of conservation. as founder of the durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, the late author and naturalist created a lasting legacy that has seen that name carried far and wide. Indeed, the Trust now works in some of the most threatened habitats in the world and has made a significant difference to more than 50 endangered species – and all from its base in Jersey. Continuing that legacy is a team of conservationists and v...