Those of you who remember the proliferation of the internet may recall early, inefficient search engines that provided pages of information unrelated to your query. With today’s reliance on Google, it is hard to imagine that we ever lived in a world where search tools didn’t make sense or provide the one starting point to find all of your web content.

Dear Entrepreneur Country readers,

Welcome to our first tablet and smart-phone enabled digital magazine! With each issue largely covering how entrepreneurs are succeeding in the digital age it seemed only right that we started leading by example. Over the next coming months we will be showcasing a host of updates to our community platforms for our ever-changing, digitally enabled readers – also, all feedback is welcomed on how we continue to enhance your experience of being a member of Entrepreneur Country. Our only hope is that we provide a unique forum for entrepreneurs of all calibres where you can be part of a community, exchange advice, enrich your knowledge and strengthen your businesses.

This month we look at entrepreneurs who are resourceful, conquering emerging industries and seek to challenge the status quo and innovate despite the odds. Leading this thematic is David Richards, founder of WANdisco, one of the UK’s most successful technology companies. David’s story of his humble beginnings in Sheffield to monumental success in the software industry is fascinating, and you can read his full interview on page 8. Also, David will be speaking at the Follow the Entrepreneur Summit on 24th May, which Entrepreneur Country will be covering across our media platforms as well as on www.follow-the-entrepreneur.com

I feel incredibly privileged that I am able to create a monthly magazine that showcases so many exciting business owners and with every article I read and the people I meet at our events I feel I get closer to understanding the entrepreneurial plight. I am not only humbled at every story of struggle that concluded in business success through sheer insane drive, I am inspired by every one of your unique experiences of going it alone.

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Last week, the Evening Standard profiled head of Santander, Ana Botin, gathering her views on why the bank have vowed to support small to medium sized businesses across the UK.

Welcome to the latest edition of Entrepreneur Country and I hope you all had a restful Easter Weekend, helping you to refuel and adopt a new, energised approach to your business. This month, I’m happy to bring you a magazine themed around this very mindset, with each feature helping you to look at new ways to reinvigorate your business.

Dear Entrepreneur Country Citizens,

We recently held our 10th bi-annual Entrepreneur Country Forum at the Royal Institution of Great Britain and year-on-year it never disappoints. In fact, I think the overriding opinion after speaking to delegates on the day is that this was our best Forum yet!

Welcome to the February issue and I hope business is booming as we all welcome the year ahead of us. Here at Entrepreneur Country, we are more excited than ever for what 2013 has in store for our community. Here are just a few things that we hope you'll look forward to;

Serial entrepreneur, business mentor, public speaker and the creator of 3 billion pound iconic brands (First Direct, Egg Banking Plc and Mercury Communications) are just a few of the terms used to describe Mike Harris.