JUMP RIGHT IN! Starting your own business is a thrilling, rollercoaster ride. Here four business owners tell us about their journeys 88 WORDS KATE YELLAND S tarting your own business isn't for the faint-hearted. But with the UK seeing a record high of more than 650,000 new businesses started in 2016, there are plenty of people out there making dreams a reality. To be a successful entrepreneur demands guts, perseverance and resilience - and a heap of hard work too. We spoke to four people who found the courage and confidence to go it alone, and asked them to share the ups, the downs, the highlights and the challenges that go hand in hand with starting up.