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What does it take to build a successful business? Women are said to be joining the ranks of Britain's entrepreneurs in ever greater numbers. We explore different aspects of starting a business with successful business women: whether or not you need an office; is it okay to cry in it; the benefits and pitfalls of running a company with friends and family and much more.   Women in Business

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  1. Weekend Woman's Hour: Dragons Den's Hilary Devey
    Shirley Manson on women in the music business, and Dragons Den's Hilary Devey.

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  2. 25/05/2012
    Joanne Binns, filmmaker Tina Gharavi and selling cast-offs. Presented by Jenni Murray.

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  3. 24/05/2012
    Hilary Devey from Dragons' Den. Plus Jo Wheatley cooks Jenni Murray the perfect pancakes.

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  4. 23/05/2012
    Margaret Byrne, egg donation, Olympic hopefuls and Melody Gardot. With Jenni Murray.

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    Female breadwinners, politics of gardening and Dr Lucy Worsley. Presented by Jane Garvey.

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    Mary Tudor's bloody reign, women denied asylum, singer Regina Spektor, and Rebecca Front.
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